ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · CT · GEOID 91302024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±0.9 min MOE
Worked from home16.8%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone71.6%±1.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 → 26.0 min— nan min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from homenan% → 16.8%— nan pp

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

Public transitnan% → 1.1%— nan pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alonenan% → 71.6%— nan pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.6% ±1.3 pp
Carpool6.5% ±0.8 pp
Public transit1.1% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.3% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home16.8% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 92,517 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.

67thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 67% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

83thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

79thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate175,822± — MOE
Workers age 16+92,517± 1,149 MOE
Workers with travel time77,016± 1,404 MOE
Estimated home workers15,501± 991 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.