ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9336902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Greenwich, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip27.9 min±5.2 min MOE
Worked from home25.4%±5.4 pp MOE
Drove alone50.4%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip19.4%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 commute28.9 min → 27.9 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.0% → 25.4%▲ 8.4 pp

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

Public transit15.9% → 11.8%▼ 4.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone49.7% → 50.4%▲ 0.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone50.4% ±3.8 pp
Carpool5.6% ±3.6 pp
Public transit11.8% ±3.1 pp
Walk5.8% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home25.4% ±5.4 pp

Each share uses 6,343 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,792± 1,194 MOE
Workers age 16+6,343± 571 MOE
Workers with travel time4,734± 501 MOE
Estimated home workers1,609± 372 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.