ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9475152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Milford city (balance), Connecticut

Mean one-way trip25.3 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home17.6%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone74.1%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.9%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 commute25.7 min → 25.3 min▼ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.2% → 17.6%▲ 7.4 pp

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

Public transit3.1% → 2.6%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 74.1%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.1% ±2.5 pp
Carpool4.1% ±1.1 pp
Public transit2.6% ±0.7 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home17.6% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 27,811 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.

50thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 50% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

66thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 66% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate51,023± 278 MOE
Workers age 16+27,811± 837 MOE
Workers with travel time22,910± 886 MOE
Estimated home workers4,901± 539 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.