What is the average commute in Noroton CDP, Connecticut?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 43.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 31.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 8.2 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 9535402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Noroton, Connecticut

Name: Commute estimates for Noroton CDP, Connecticut
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 43.0 min one way; 31.9% worked from home, 40.0% drove alone, and 37.9% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Noroton CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +4.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +8.3 percentage points.

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 Noroton CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 40.0%; 23.1% used public transit and 31.9% worked from home.

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

How Noroton CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 99th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

99^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 99% 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.

100^thTransit percentile

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

100^th60+ 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 Noroton CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,477 workers age 16+, including 1,687 workers with reported travel time and 790 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Connecticut commute records for Noroton 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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