ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9047902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bethel, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip32.4 min±6.9 min MOE
Worked from home15.5%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone73.0%±6.8 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 commute31.6 min → 32.4 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.1% → 15.5%▲ 8.4 pp

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

Public transit2.6% → 1.0%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.8% → 73.0%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.0% ±6.8 pp
Carpool6.7% ±3.0 pp
Public transit1.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home15.5% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 5,853 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

67thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate11,404± 666 MOE
Workers age 16+5,853± 517 MOE
Workers with travel time4,945± 524 MOE
Estimated home workers908± 226 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.