ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9227002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

East Hartford, Connecticut

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.4 min one way; 9.9% worked from home, 73.3% drove alone, and 4.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.4 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home9.9%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone73.3%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.2%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 East Hartford CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +0.9 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute21.5 min → 22.4 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.7% → 9.9%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit4.7% → 3.6%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 73.3%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How East Hartford CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.3%; 3.6% used public transit and 9.9% worked from home.

Drive alone73.3% ±2.6 pp
Carpool10.2% ±1.7 pp
Public transit3.6% ±1.3 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home9.9% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 25,464 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How East Hartford CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 30th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

30thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind East Hartford CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 25,464 workers age 16+, including 22,935 workers with reported travel time and 2,529 home workers.

Population estimate50,918± 39 MOE
Workers age 16+25,464± 1,041 MOE
Workers with travel time22,935± 1,004 MOE
Estimated home workers2,529± 570 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Connecticut commute records for East Hartford CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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