ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9401502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kensington, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip20.3 min±3.7 min MOE
Worked from home13.8%±8.4 pp MOE
Drove alone80.6%±0.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.6%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 commute22.0 min → 20.3 min▼ 1.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.0% → 13.8%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.4%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.4% → 80.6%▼ 0.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.6% ±0.9 pp
Carpool3.3% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.7 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home13.8% ±8.4 pp

Each share uses 5,746 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

60thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

54thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

32th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,962± 746 MOE
Workers age 16+5,746± 701 MOE
Workers with travel time4,951± 658 MOE
Estimated home workers795± 494 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.