Every place has a story, and the numbers tell more of it than you might think. The Census puts the workers who carpool in Jeffries at 7.4%.
That is 12% below the Wayne County figure of 8.5%. Against Metro Detroit as a whole, 7.4%, it is about the same.
Where Jeffries stands
Among 134 Detroit neighborhoods, Jeffries has the 77th highest figure, above 43% of them. The middle figure in that group is 8.5%, so Jeffries sits below the typical one.
The range runs from 0.6% in LaSalle Gardens to 33.0% in Buffalo Charles. The highest figures in the group belong to Buffalo Charles (33.0%), Petoskey-Otsego (27.5%), and Hubbell-Puritan (27.0%).
Next door
Woodbridge nearby comes in at 3.9%, 47% lower. Midtown nearby comes in at 3.7%, 50% lower.
Wayne State nearby comes in at 3.0%, 59% lower. Core City nearby comes in at 6.3%, 16% lower.
Related numbers
For average commute to work, Jeffries comes in at 24.9 minutes. For workers commuting an hour or more, Jeffries comes in at 5.8%.
For workers who ride transit, Jeffries comes in at 6.7%.
What it means for you
So what does that mean for you?
Carpooling splits the cost of the drive, which matters most where commutes run long.
How we read the numbers
The figure is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ranks compare Jeffries with the 134 Detroit neighborhoods that have the same figure on file, highest first.
A neighborhood's figures combine the Census tracts whose center falls inside its boundary.
Next door, compared
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Jeffries 7.4%
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Woodbridge 3.9%
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Midtown 3.7%
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Wayne State 3.0%
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Core City 6.3%
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North Corktown 1.5%
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Editor In Chief, Detroit Ledger
Victoria Jackson is a lifelong student and sharp-eyed documentarian of all things Detroit, from its rich musical roots and cultural icons to its shifting neighborhoods, storied architecture, and underground legends.