Carpooling to work in Rochester, 2026

Here is what the numbers say. The Census puts the workers who carpool in Rochester at 1.5%.

That is 74% below the Oakland County figure of 5.9%. Against Metro Detroit as a whole, 7.4%, it is 79% below.

Where Rochester stands

Among 56 communities in Oakland County, Rochester has the 53rd highest figure, above 5% of them. The middle figure in that group is 4.9%, so Rochester sits below the typical one.

The range runs from 0.5% in Lathrup Village to 18.1% in Pontiac. The highest figures in the group belong to Pontiac (18.1%), Holly (12.2%), and Wixom (8.7%).

Across all 199 Metro Detroit communities, Rochester ranks 196th.

Next door

Rochester Hills nearby comes in at 6.2%, 308% higher. Shelby Township nearby comes in at 7.2%, 374% higher.

Oakland Township nearby comes in at 5.6%, 272% higher. Utica nearby comes in at 6.3%, 314% higher.

Related numbers

For average commute to work, Rochester comes in at 24.9 minutes. For workers commuting an hour or more, Rochester comes in at 4.6%.

For workers who ride transit, Rochester comes in at 0.1%.

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 Rochester with the 56 communities in Oakland County that have the same figure on file, highest first.