Ranking · Best of · 2026
Most people walking or biking to work in Wayne County
Workers who walk or bike for every community in Wayne County, ranked from the latest Census estimates.
By Victoria Jackson, Editor In Chief
1 min read
- Communities compared
- 40
- Median, Wayne County
- 1.3%
- Number 1, Plymouth
- 5.0%
Plymouth ranks first for Workers who walk or bike, at 5.0%
Workers who walk or bike, Wayne County. 10 places.
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1
Plymouth 5.0%
Wayne County, population 9,214
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2
Hamtramck 4.1%
Wayne County, population 27,743
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3
Grosse Pointe Park 3.9%
Wayne County, population 11,319
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4
Ecorse 3.6%
Wayne County, population 9,064
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5
Northville 3.4%
Wayne County, population 6,069
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6
Highland Park 3.3%
Wayne County, population 8,628
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7
Detroit 3.3%
Wayne County, population 638,530
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8
Taylor 2.7%
Wayne County, population 62,081
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9
River Rouge 2.4%
Wayne County, population 7,008
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10
Wyandotte 2.2%
Wayne County, population 24,489
Every list tells a story if you know how to read it. Rebuild Detroit compared 40 communities in Wayne County by workers who walk or bike for 2026.
Plymouth comes first with 5.0%, 279% above the median. The Wayne County median is 1.3%.
Who leads the list
Plymouth leads the list with 5.0% (Wayne County, population 9,214). Hamtramck is second with 4.1% (Wayne County, population 27,743).
Grosse Pointe Park takes third with 3.9% (Wayne County, population 11,319).
The rest of the top 10
Rounding out the top 10 are Ecorse (3.6%), Northville (3.4%), Highland Park (3.3%), Detroit (3.3%), Taylor (2.7%), River Rouge (2.4%), and Wyandotte (2.2%). Every one of the top 10 is in Wayne County.
The other end of the list
At the other end of Wayne County, Harper Woods has the lowest figure with 0.3%. That is a spread of 4.8% between first and last place.
By the numbers
The gap between number 1 and number 2 is 1.0%. The top 10 average 3.4%, against 1.1% for the other 30 communities.
20 of the 40 communities 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. If you are choosing where to buy, rent or put down roots, start at the top of this list and read each place's own guide before you decide.
How we ranked
Every number is the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Communities with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out.
Ties are broken alphabetically.
Final word
This list updates when the numbers behind it do, and every place on it links to its own guide on Rebuild Detroit. Stay tuned.
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.