ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9562002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Norwich, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip24.0 min±2.3 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone75.9%±1.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.8%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 commute22.5 min → 24.0 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.1% → 7.2%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit1.9% → 2.7%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.4% → 75.9%▼ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.9% ±1.6 pp
Carpool11.5% ±2.7 pp
Public transit2.7% ±1.5 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.2% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 18,982 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.

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

78thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate39,973± 44 MOE
Workers age 16+18,982± 890 MOE
Workers with travel time17,607± 912 MOE
Estimated home workers1,375± 383 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.