ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9535402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Noroton, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip43.0 min±12.1 min MOE
Worked from home31.9%±8.2 pp MOE
Drove alone40.0%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip37.9%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 commute38.2 min → 43.0 min▲ 4.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home23.6% → 31.9%▲ 8.3 pp

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

Public transit23.1% → 23.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone47.1% → 40.0%▼ 7.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone40.0% ±3.8 pp
Carpool2.1% ±1.5 pp
Public transit23.1% ±5.8 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home31.9% ±8.2 pp

Each share uses 2,477 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.

99thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

96thWork-from-home percentile

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

100thTransit percentile

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

100th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,539± 611 MOE
Workers age 16+2,477± 361 MOE
Workers with travel time1,687± 273 MOE
Estimated home workers790± 234 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.