ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9194802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Derby, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±4.7 min MOE
Worked from home15.1%±4.8 pp MOE
Drove alone74.8%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.2%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 commute29.3 min → 26.9 min▼ 2.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.9% → 15.1%▲ 5.2 pp

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

Public transit0.6% → 0.4%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.4% → 74.8%▲ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.8% ±4.3 pp
Carpool7.4% ±2.6 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home15.1% ±4.8 pp

Each share uses 6,595 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.

62thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

65thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 65% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

66th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,487± 33 MOE
Workers age 16+6,595± 530 MOE
Workers with travel time5,600± 455 MOE
Estimated home workers995± 324 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.