Carpooling to work in ZIP 48047 (Chesterfield area), 2026

Here is what the numbers say. The Census puts the workers who carpool in ZIP 48047 (Chesterfield area) at 6.1%.

That is 21% below the Macomb County figure of 7.8%. Against Metro Detroit as a whole, 7.4%, it is 17% below.

Where ZIP 48047 (Chesterfield area) stands

Among 36 ZIP codes in Macomb County, ZIP 48047 (Chesterfield area) has the 29th highest figure, above 20% of them. The middle figure in that group is 7.8%, so ZIP 48047 (Chesterfield area) sits below the typical one.

The range runs from 2.0% in ZIP 48095 (Washington Township area) to 13.3% in ZIP 48015 (Center Line area). The highest figures in the group belong to ZIP 48015 (Center Line area) (13.3%), ZIP 48050 (Lenox Township area) (12.8%), and ZIP 48048 (New Haven area) (12.5%).

Across all 225 Metro Detroit ZIP codes, ZIP 48047 (Chesterfield area) ranks 142nd.

Next door

ZIP 48051 (Chesterfield area) nearby comes in at 8.5%, 39% higher. ZIP 48048 (New Haven area) nearby comes in at 12.5%, 104% higher.

ZIP 48023 (Ira Township area) nearby comes in at 5.9%, 3% lower. ZIP 48045 (Harrison Township area) nearby comes in at 8.0%, 30% higher.

Related numbers

For average commute to work, ZIP 48047 (Chesterfield area) comes in at 28.5 minutes. For workers commuting an hour or more, ZIP 48047 (Chesterfield area) comes in at 7.2%.

For workers who ride transit, ZIP 48047 (Chesterfield area) comes in at 0.7%.

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 ZIP 48047 (Chesterfield area) with the 36 ZIP codes in Macomb County that have the same figure on file, highest first.