How long is the commute in STERLING HEIGHTS?

Average travel time to work in STERLING HEIGHTS, MI, how people get to work — driving, transit, walking or from home — and how that compares nationally.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.

How STERLING HEIGHTS gets to work.

Average commute, one way: 21.8 min — U.S. average: 23.0 min

How workers get to work

Drove alone: 74.7
Carpooled: 9.3
Transit: 0.5
Walked: 0.8
From home: 13.8

Average commute (minutes)

STERLING HEIGHTS: 21.8
Macomb County: 23.7
MI: 21.5
U.S.: 23

Work from home: 13.8% — U.S.: 13.5%

What it means

The typical commute here is close to the national average.

Working from home went from 2.2% of workers in 2015 to 13.8% in the latest estimates.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates — Population, income, housing, education, commuting and poverty figures
Census Bureau API — ACS Detailed Tables — The endpoint these pages are generated from
data.census.gov — Look up the same tables for any place yourself
ACS accuracy statement — Estimates carry margins of error; small places vary the most

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