ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9312702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Glastonbury Center, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip21.4 min±6.1 min MOE
Worked from home22.3%±4.4 pp MOE
Drove alone69.3%±7.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.7%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 commute20.9 min → 21.4 min▲ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.5% → 22.3%▲ 10.7 pp

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

Public transit1.5% → 0.0%▼ 1.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.8% → 69.3%▼ 10.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.3% ±7.6 pp
Carpool5.4% ±4.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.2% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home22.3% ±4.4 pp

Each share uses 3,923 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.

29thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,266± 930 MOE
Workers age 16+3,923± 662 MOE
Workers with travel time3,050± 595 MOE
Estimated home workers873± 228 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.