Ranking · Worst of · 2026
Fewest people walking or biking to work by neighborhood in Detroit
Workers who walk or bike for every neighborhood in Detroit, ranked from the latest Census estimates.
By Victoria Jackson, Editor In Chief
1 min read
- Neighborhoods compared
- 91
- Median, Detroit
- 2.6%
- Number 1, East English Village
- 0.1%
East English Village ranks first for Workers who walk or bike, at 0.1%
Workers who walk or bike, Detroit. 10 places.
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1
East English Village 0.1%
District 4, 2 Census tracts
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2
Elijah McCoy 0.3%
District 5, 1 Census tract
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3
District 1, 3 Census tracts
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4
University District 0.3%
District 2, 1 Census tract
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5
Warrendale 0.4%
District 7, 5 Census tracts
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6
Chandler Park 0.4%
District 4, 1 Census tract
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7
Greenfield 0.4%
District 2, 2 Census tracts
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8
Barton-McFarland 0.6%
District 7, 5 Census tracts
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9
Schaefer 7-8 Lodge 0.6%
District 2, 2 Census tracts
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10
Winship 0.7%
District 2, 2 Census tracts
Here is how the numbers shake out. Rebuild Detroit compared 91 neighborhoods in Detroit by workers who walk or bike for 2026.
East English Village comes first with 0.1%, 96% below the median. The Detroit median is 2.6%.
Who leads the list
East English Village leads the list with 0.1% (District 4, 2 Census tracts). Elijah McCoy is second with 0.3% (District 5, 1 Census tract).
Schoolcraft Southfield takes third with 0.3% (District 1, 3 Census tracts).
The rest of the top 10
Rounding out the top 10 are University District (0.3%), Warrendale (0.4%), Chandler Park (0.4%), Greenfield (0.4%), Barton-McFarland (0.6%), Schaefer 7-8 Lodge (0.6%), and Winship (0.7%). District 2 holds 4 of the top 10 spots, and District 4 holds 2.
The other end of the list
At the other end of Detroit, Penrose has the highest figure with 34.7%. That is a spread of 34.5% between first and last place.
By the numbers
The gap between number 1 and number 2 is 0.2%. The top 10 average 0.4%, against 5.5% for the other 81 neighborhoods.
45 of the 91 neighborhoods sit above the median.
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. A low spot here is not a verdict on the people who live there. It is one public number, and numbers move when a community moves them.
How we ranked
Every number is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. A neighborhood's figures combine the Census tracts whose center falls inside its boundary; its medians are population-weighted averages of those tracts' medians.
Industrial areas, parks and the airport are left out.
Final word
This list updates when the numbers behind it do, and every place on it links to its own guide on Rebuild Detroit. Keep this page handy.
Sources
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.