ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9559902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Norwalk, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home15.1%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone64.8%±1.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.7%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 commute27.1 min → 27.1 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.0% → 15.1%▲ 5.1 pp

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

Public transit7.4% → 7.3%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.1% → 64.8%▼ 5.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone64.8% ±1.8 pp
Carpool8.1% ±1.3 pp
Public transit7.3% ±1.2 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.3 pp
Work from home15.1% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 50,970 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

58thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

94thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 94% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

72th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate92,187± 70 MOE
Workers age 16+50,970± 1,342 MOE
Workers with travel time43,250± 1,503 MOE
Estimated home workers7,720± 765 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.