ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CT · GEOID 91202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip31.3 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home15.1%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone64.1%±1.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip14.4%among commuters

U.S. Census Bureau ACS estimates for residents age 16+ who work. Commute time excludes people working from home.

01 / THE SHIFT

What changed in the published estimate?

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commutenan min → 31.3 min— nan min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from homenan% → 15.1%— nan pp

Share of workers age 16+ who usually worked from home.

Public transitnan% → 5.7%— nan pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alonenan% → 64.1%— nan pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.1% ±1.1 pp
Carpool10.6% ±0.7 pp
Public transit5.7% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home15.1% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 160,140 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

99thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

94th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 94% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate329,259± — MOE
Workers age 16+160,140± 2,349 MOE
Workers with travel time135,992± 2,496 MOE
Estimated home workers24,148± 1,231 MOE
Why the ± matters

ACS values are survey estimates. The margin of error is the 90% confidence interval published by the Census Bureau or calculated for a share from published component margins. Small differences can be sampling noise.