ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9175202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Cos Cob, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip28.9 min±7.2 min MOE
Worked from home30.0%±6.5 pp MOE
Drove alone52.0%±7.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip18.3%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 commute28.3 min → 28.9 min▲ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home22.9% → 30.0%▲ 7.1 pp

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

Public transit10.2% → 9.6%▼ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.3% → 52.0%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone52.0% ±7.7 pp
Carpool4.5% ±3.1 pp
Public transit9.6% ±3.1 pp
Walk2.9% ±2.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home30.0% ±6.5 pp

Each share uses 3,743 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

94thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,546± 960 MOE
Workers age 16+3,743± 550 MOE
Workers with travel time2,621± 451 MOE
Estimated home workers1,122± 293 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.