ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9341802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Groton, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip17.5 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home4.8%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone75.1%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.5%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 commute17.0 min → 17.5 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 4.8%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit2.9% → 0.1%▼ 2.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.2% → 75.1%▲ 1.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.1% ±5.8 pp
Carpool7.1% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.3 pp
Walk11.5% ±4.2 pp
Bicycle0.7% ±0.7 pp
Work from home4.8% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 5,029 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.

10thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 90% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

12thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

21th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,490± 34 MOE
Workers age 16+5,029± 377 MOE
Workers with travel time4,788± 367 MOE
Estimated home workers241± 101 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.