What is the average commute in Naugatuck borough, Connecticut?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 33.3 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Naugatuck borough, Connecticut work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 15.0%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2.8 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · CT · GEOID 9498802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Naugatuck, Connecticut

Name: Commute estimates for Naugatuck borough, Connecticut
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 33.3 min one way; 15.0% worked from home, 73.8% drove alone, and 13.0% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip33.3 min±4.9 min MOE

Worked from home15.0%±2.8 pp MOE

Drove alone73.8%±2.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip13.0%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 Naugatuck borough's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +3.6 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute29.7 min → 33.3 min▲ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.7% → 15.0%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 2.5%▲ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 73.8%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Naugatuck borough residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.8%; 2.5% used public transit and 15.0% worked from home.

Drive alone73.8% ±2.9 pp

Carpool6.4% ±1.8 pp

Public transit2.5% ±1.6 pp

Walk0.3% ±0.4 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home15.0% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 17,557 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Naugatuck borough compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 91th percentile among covered 25k–100k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

91^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

57^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

77^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

84^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Naugatuck borough's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 17,557 workers age 16+, including 14,919 workers with reported travel time and 2,638 home workers.

Population estimate31,800± 63 MOE

Workers age 16+17,557± 905 MOE

Workers with travel time14,919± 935 MOE

Estimated home workers2,638± 502 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Connecticut commute records for Naugatuck borough

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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