ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9169602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Conning Towers-Nautilus Park, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip13.7 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home20.3%±5.3 pp MOE
Drove alone58.4%±7.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.5%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 commute12.7 min → 13.7 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.7% → 20.3%▼ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.2%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone56.2% → 58.4%▲ 2.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone58.4% ±7.7 pp
Carpool8.6% ±4.2 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.4 pp
Walk11.9% ±2.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home20.3% ±5.3 pp

Each share uses 4,314 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.

3thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

80thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

5th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 95% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,460± 724 MOE
Workers age 16+4,314± 402 MOE
Workers with travel time3,437± 373 MOE
Estimated home workers877± 244 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.