What is the average commute in New Canaan CDP, Connecticut?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 38.5 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in New Canaan CDP, Connecticut work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 31.0%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 9.2 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 9505762024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

New Canaan, Connecticut

Name: Commute estimates for New Canaan CDP, Connecticut
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 38.5 min one way; 31.0% worked from home, 45.3% drove alone, and 28.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip38.5 min±11.1 min MOE

Worked from home31.0%±9.2 pp MOE

Drove alone45.3%±6.5 pp MOE

60+ minute trip28.2%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 New Canaan CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +7.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +11.2 percentage points.

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

Mean commute30.7 min → 38.5 min▲ 7.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home19.8% → 31.0%▲ 11.2 pp

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

Public transit9.3% → 13.1%▲ 3.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone54.5% → 45.3%▼ 9.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How New Canaan CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 45.3%; 13.1% used public transit and 31.0% worked from home.

Drive alone45.3% ±6.5 pp

Carpool2.0% ±1.6 pp

Public transit13.1% ±4.0 pp

Walk8.0% ±8.8 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp

Work from home31.0% ±9.2 pp

Each share uses 2,641 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How New Canaan CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 97th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

97^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind New Canaan CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,641 workers age 16+, including 1,822 workers with reported travel time and 819 home workers.

Population estimate6,896± 992 MOE

Workers age 16+2,641± 443 MOE

Workers with travel time1,822± 356 MOE

Estimated home workers819± 278 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 New Canaan CDP

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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