Mean travel time to work in Dearborn Heights, MI

Mean travel time to work in Dearborn Heights, MI was 23.9 minutes in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.4 from 2023. That is the 34th highest of 88 cities in 2024.

2024, minutes23.9 Estimated

Change on 2023-0.4

Rank34th of 88Cities in Michigan ranked

Series high24.32021

Series low23.92024

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Mean travel time to work in Dearborn Heights, MI, 2021 to 2024

minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-01-29.

All 4 values

Period	minutes
2024	23.9 Estimated
2023	24.3 Estimated
2022	24.2 Estimated
2021	24.3 Estimated

Compared with Michigan and United States

Place	2024
Dearborn Heights, MI	23.9
Michigan	24.2
United States	26.4

Rankings

US states by mean travel time to work 51 places
US cities by mean travel time to work 3189 places
Cities in Michigan by mean travel time to work 88 places

Definition

Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Mean travel time to work, Dearborn Heights, MI, 2021 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Mean travel time to work, Dearborn Heights, MI, 2021 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/mean-travel-time-to-work/dearborn-heights-mi. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Mean travel time to work, Dearborn Heights, MI, 2021 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/mean-travel-time-to-work/dearborn-heights-mi.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Mean travel time to work, Dearborn Heights, MI, 2021 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/mean-travel-time-to-work/dearborn-heights-mi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Mean travel time to work, Dearborn Heights, MI, 2021 to 2024}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/mean-travel-time-to-work/dearborn-heights-mi. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the mean travel time to work in Dearborn Heights, MI?

Mean travel time to work in Dearborn Heights, MI was 23.9 minutes in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.4 from 2023. That is the 34th highest of 88 cities in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest mean travel time to work in Dearborn Heights, MI?

24.3 minutes in 2021, the highest value since 2021 in this series.

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