ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9520002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

New Haven, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip21.5 min±1.3 min MOE
Worked from home13.9%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone55.8%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute22.4 min → 21.5 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.1% → 13.9%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit8.7% → 6.7%▼ 2.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone58.6% → 55.8%▼ 2.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.8% ±1.8 pp
Carpool6.7% ±1.0 pp
Public transit6.7% ±1.1 pp
Walk13.8% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±0.4 pp
Work from home13.9% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 62,102 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

55thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

92thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

54th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 54% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate134,349± 55 MOE
Workers age 16+62,102± 1,880 MOE
Workers with travel time53,458± 1,721 MOE
Estimated home workers8,644± 1,026 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.