ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9464502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Meriden, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip23.0 min±1.8 min MOE
Worked from home8.6%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone75.8%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.7%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 commute23.5 min → 23.0 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 8.6%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 1.9%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 75.8%▼ 1.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.8% ±2.4 pp
Carpool9.7% ±1.9 pp
Public transit1.9% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.2% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home8.6% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 28,451 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.

35thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 65% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

20thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate60,545± 45 MOE
Workers age 16+28,451± 1,113 MOE
Workers with travel time26,014± 1,135 MOE
Estimated home workers2,437± 463 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.