Walking and biking to work in Dearborn, 2026

Here is what the numbers say. The Census puts the workers who walk or bike in Dearborn at 1.2%.

That is 34% below the Wayne County figure of 1.9%. Against Metro Detroit as a whole, 1.5%, it is 17% below.

Where Dearborn stands

Among 40 communities in Wayne County, Dearborn has the 22nd highest figure, above 46% of them. The middle figure in that group is 1.3%, so Dearborn sits below the typical one.

The range runs from 0.3% in Harper Woods to 5.0% in Plymouth. The highest figures in the group belong to Plymouth (5.0%), Hamtramck (4.1%), and Grosse Pointe Park (3.9%).

Across all 175 Metro Detroit communities, Dearborn ranks 94th.

Next door

Detroit nearby comes in at 3.3%, 167% higher. Dearborn Heights nearby comes in at 1.1%, 11% lower.

Allen Park nearby comes in at 0.7%, 41% lower. Melvindale nearby comes in at 1.8%, 46% higher.

Related numbers

For average commute to work, Dearborn comes in at 21.7 minutes. For workers commuting an hour or more, Dearborn comes in at 3.0%.

For workers who ride transit, Dearborn comes in at 0.9%.

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 Dearborn with the 40 communities in Wayne County that have the same figure on file, highest first.