Look past the headlines and the numbers start talking. The Census puts the workers who walk or bike in Conner Creek at 2.5%.
That is 36% above the Wayne County figure of 1.9%. Against Metro Detroit as a whole, 1.5%, it is 71% above.
Where Conner Creek stands
Among 91 Detroit neighborhoods, Conner Creek has the 47th highest figure, above 49% of them. The middle figure in that group is 2.6%, so Conner Creek sits below the typical one.
The range runs from 0.1% in East English Village to 34.7% in Penrose. The highest figures in the group belong to Penrose (34.7%), Wayne State (33.9%), and Medical Center (26.6%).
Next door
Nortown nearby comes in at 2.6%, 5% higher. Von Steuben nearby comes in at 1.9%, 25% lower.
Sherwood nearby comes in at 2.0%, 22% lower.
Related numbers
For average commute to work, Conner Creek comes in at 30.0 minutes. For workers commuting an hour or more, Conner Creek comes in at 9.3%.
For workers who ride transit, Conner Creek comes in at 10.4%.
What it means for you
So what does that mean for you?
Walking and biking to work only happens where jobs, stores and homes sit close together.
How we read the numbers
The figure is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Ranks compare Conner Creek with the 91 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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Conner Creek 2.5%
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Nortown 2.6%
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Von Steuben 1.9%
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Sherwood 2.0%
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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.