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Cities in Michigan by mean travel time to work

New Baltimore, MI had the highest mean travel time to work of 88 cities in 2021, at 31 minutes. Marquette, MI had the lowest, at 12.9 minutes. The median was 23.8 minutes and the figure for Michigan was 24.5 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31New Baltimore, MI
Lowest12.9Marquette, MI
Median23.888 cities
Michigan24.5History

Top 40 cities, 2021

New Baltimore, MI: 31 minutesNew Baltimore, MI31Flat Rock, MI: 30.8 minutesFlat Rock, MI30.8South Lyon, MI: 30.8 minutesSouth Lyon, MI30.8Fenton, MI: 30.7 minutesFenton, MI30.7Fraser, MI: 27.6 minutesFraser, MI27.6Rochester, MI: 27.2 minutesRochester, MI27.2St. Clair Shores, MI: 26.9 minutesSt. Clair Shores, MI26.9Wixom, MI: 26.9 minutesWixom, MI26.9Inkster, MI: 26.4 minutesInkster, MI26.4Sterling Heights, MI: 26.4 minutesSterling Heights, MI26.4Melvindale, MI: 26.3 minutesMelvindale, MI26.3Novi, MI: 26.3 minutesNovi, MI26.3Farmington, MI: 26.2 minutesFarmington, MI26.2Roseville, MI: 26.2 minutesRoseville, MI26.2Trenton, MI: 26.2 minutesTrenton, MI26.2Eastpointe, MI: 26 minutesEastpointe, MI26Rochester Hills, MI: 25.9 minutesRochester Hills, MI25.9Woodhaven, MI: 25.8 minutesWoodhaven, MI25.8Detroit, MI: 25.7 minutesDetroit, MI25.7Grosse Pointe Park, MI: 25.7 minutesGrosse Pointe Park, MI25.7Westland, MI: 25.7 minutesWestland, MI25.7Ferndale, MI: 25.5 minutesFerndale, MI25.5Troy, MI: 25.5 minutesTroy, MI25.5Lincoln Park, MI: 25.3 minutesLincoln Park, MI25.3Warren, MI: 25.2 minutesWarren, MI25.2Harper Woods, MI: 25.1 minutesHarper Woods, MI25.1Wayne, MI: 25.1 minutesWayne, MI25.1Farmington Hills, MI: 25 minutesFarmington Hills, MI25Royal Oak, MI: 25 minutesRoyal Oak, MI25Southgate, MI: 25 minutesSouthgate, MI25Garden City, MI: 24.9 minutesGarden City, MI24.9Mount Clemens, MI: 24.9 minutesMount Clemens, MI24.9Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 24.6 minutesGrosse Pointe Woods, MI24.6Madison Heights, MI: 24.5 minutesMadison Heights, MI24.5Beverly Hills, MI: 24.4 minutesBeverly Hills, MI24.4Hamtramck, MI: 24.4 minutesHamtramck, MI24.4Riverview, MI: 24.4 minutesRiverview, MI24.4Dearborn Heights, MI: 24.3 minutesDearborn Heights, MI24.3Romulus, MI: 24.3 minutesRomulus, MI24.3Wyandotte, MI: 24.3 minutesWyandotte, MI24.3New Baltimore, MI: 31 minutesNew Baltimore, MI31Flat Rock, MI: 30.8 minutesFlat Rock, MI30.8South Lyon, MI: 30.8 minutesSouth Lyon, MI30.8Fenton, MI: 30.7 minutesFenton, MI30.7Fraser, MI: 27.6 minutesFraser, MI27.6Rochester, MI: 27.2 minutesRochester, MI27.2St. Clair Shores, MI: 26.9 minutesSt. Clair Shores, MI26.9Wixom, MI: 26.9 minutesWixom, MI26.9Inkster, MI: 26.4 minutesInkster, MI26.4Sterling Heights, MI: 26.4 minutesSterling Heights, MI26.4Melvindale, MI: 26.3 minutesMelvindale, MI26.3Novi, MI: 26.3 minutesNovi, MI26.3Farmington, MI: 26.2 minutesFarmington, MI26.2Roseville, MI: 26.2 minutesRoseville, MI26.2Trenton, MI: 26.2 minutesTrenton, MI26.2Eastpointe, MI: 26 minutesEastpointe, MI26Rochester Hills, MI: 25.9 minutesRochester Hills, MI25.9Woodhaven, MI: 25.8 minutesWoodhaven, MI25.8Detroit, MI: 25.7 minutesDetroit, MI25.7Grosse Pointe Park, MI: 25.7 minutesGrosse Pointe Park, MI25.7Westland, MI: 25.7 minutesWestland, MI25.7Ferndale, MI: 25.5 minutesFerndale, MI25.5Troy, MI: 25.5 minutesTroy, MI25.5Lincoln Park, MI: 25.3 minutesLincoln Park, MI25.3Warren, MI: 25.2 minutesWarren, MI25.2Harper Woods, MI: 25.1 minutesHarper Woods, MI25.1Wayne, MI: 25.1 minutesWayne, MI25.1Farmington Hills, MI: 25 minutesFarmington Hills, MI25Royal Oak, MI: 25 minutesRoyal Oak, MI25Southgate, MI: 25 minutesSouthgate, MI25Garden City, MI: 24.9 minutesGarden City, MI24.9Mount Clemens, MI: 24.9 minutesMount Clemens, MI24.9Grosse Pointe Woods, MI: 24.6 minutesGrosse Pointe Woods, MI24.6Madison Heights, MI: 24.5 minutesMadison Heights, MI24.5Beverly Hills, MI: 24.4 minutesBeverly Hills, MI24.4Hamtramck, MI: 24.4 minutesHamtramck, MI24.4Riverview, MI: 24.4 minutesRiverview, MI24.4Dearborn Heights, MI: 24.3 minutesDearborn Heights, MI24.3Romulus, MI: 24.3 minutesRomulus, MI24.3Wyandotte, MI: 24.3 minutesWyandotte, MI24.3
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021
minutes
1New Baltimore, MI Estimated31
2Flat Rock, MI Estimated30.8
2South Lyon, MI Estimated30.8
4Fenton, MI Estimated30.7
5Fraser, MI Estimated27.6
6Rochester, MI Estimated27.2
7St. Clair Shores, MI Estimated26.9
7Wixom, MI Estimated26.9
9Inkster, MI Estimated26.4
9Sterling Heights, MI Estimated26.4
11Melvindale, MI Estimated26.3
11Novi, MI Estimated26.3
13Farmington, MI Estimated26.2
13Roseville, MI Estimated26.2
13Trenton, MI Estimated26.2
16Eastpointe, MI Estimated26
17Rochester Hills, MI Estimated25.9
18Woodhaven, MI Estimated25.8
19Detroit, MI Estimated25.7
19Grosse Pointe Park, MI Estimated25.7
19Westland, MI Estimated25.7
22Ferndale, MI Estimated25.5
22Troy, MI Estimated25.5
24Lincoln Park, MI Estimated25.3
25Warren, MI Estimated25.2
26Harper Woods, MI Estimated25.1
26Wayne, MI Estimated25.1
28Farmington Hills, MI Estimated25
28Royal Oak, MI Estimated25
28Southgate, MI Estimated25
31Garden City, MI Estimated24.9
31Mount Clemens, MI Estimated24.9
33Grosse Pointe Woods, MI Estimated24.6
34Madison Heights, MI Estimated24.5
35Beverly Hills, MI Estimated24.4
35Hamtramck, MI Estimated24.4
35Riverview, MI Estimated24.4
38Dearborn Heights, MI Estimated24.3
38Romulus, MI Estimated24.3
38Wyandotte, MI Estimated24.3
41Allen Park, MI Estimated24.1
41Hazel Park, MI Estimated24.1
43Burton, MI Estimated24
44Niles, MI Estimated23.9
45Livonia, MI Estimated23.7
45Southfield, MI Estimated23.7
47Owosso, MI Estimated23.5
48Clawson, MI Estimated23
49Taylor, MI Estimated22.6
50Berkley, MI Estimated22.4
50Ypsilanti, MI Estimated22.4
52Adrian, MI Estimated22
53Flint, MI Estimated21.9
53Pontiac, MI Estimated21.9
55Birmingham, MI Estimated21.8
56Auburn Hills, MI Estimated21.7
57Oak Park, MI Estimated21.6
58Port Huron, MI Estimated21.5
59Dearborn, MI Estimated21.4
59Wyoming, MI Estimated21.4
61Monroe, MI Estimated21
62Muskegon, MI Estimated20.9
63Norton Shores, MI Estimated20.2
64Bay City, MI Estimated20.1
65Lansing, MI Estimated20
65Portage, MI Estimated20
67Midland, MI Estimated19.8
68Ionia, MI Estimated19.7
69East Grand Rapids, MI Estimated19.6
70Ann Arbor, MI Estimated19.5
70Walker, MI Estimated19.5
72Grand Rapids, MI Estimated19.2
73Kentwood, MI Estimated18.6
74Battle Creek, MI Estimated18.4
74Grand Haven, MI Estimated18.4
76Grandville, MI Estimated18
77Saginaw, MI Estimated17.9
78Kalamazoo, MI Estimated17.4
79Jackson, MI Estimated17.3
80Traverse City, MI Estimated17.1
81Holland, MI Estimated16.7
82East Lansing, MI Estimated16.3
82Sturgis, MI Estimated16.3
84Coldwater, MI Estimated16.1
85Mount Pleasant, MI Estimated14
86Sault Ste. Marie, MI Estimated13.2
87Cadillac, MI Estimated13
88Marquette, MI Estimated12.9

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

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2021/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) (Cities in Michigan by mean travel time to work, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/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), Cities in Michigan by mean travel time to work, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/michigan-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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). Cities in Michigan by mean travel time to work, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/michigan-cities?period=2021.

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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), Cities in Michigan by mean travel time to work, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/michigan-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest mean travel time to work?

New Baltimore, MI, with 31 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Marquette, MI, with 12.9 minutes in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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 2026-10-12.

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