ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9435802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Long Hill CDP (Greater Bridgeport County), Connecticut

Mean one-way trip27.7 min±7.0 min MOE
Worked from home24.3%±6.2 pp MOE
Drove alone66.6%±4.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip10.7%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 commute27.3 min → 27.7 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.1% → 24.3%▲ 11.2 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.5%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.5% → 66.6%▼ 7.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.6% ±4.6 pp
Carpool5.2% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.1% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home24.3% ±6.2 pp

Each share uses 4,158 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88thWork-from-home percentile

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

57thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,681± 1,169 MOE
Workers age 16+4,158± 670 MOE
Workers with travel time3,146± 546 MOE
Estimated home workers1,012± 305 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.