ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9370002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hartford, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip23.1 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home9.4%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone57.9%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.0%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 commute21.7 min → 23.1 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 9.4%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit12.5% → 13.1%▲ 0.6 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.1% → 57.9%▼ 4.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone57.9% ±2.1 pp
Carpool11.2% ±1.3 pp
Public transit13.1% ±1.5 pp
Walk4.7% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home9.4% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 51,891 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.

42thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

98thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

53th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate121,127± 49 MOE
Workers age 16+51,891± 1,505 MOE
Workers with travel time46,990± 1,601 MOE
Estimated home workers4,901± 710 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.