What is the average commute in Old Greenwich CDP, Connecticut?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 34.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 36.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 10.3 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 9569002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Old Greenwich, Connecticut

Name: Commute estimates for Old Greenwich CDP, Connecticut
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.7 min one way; 36.3% worked from home, 38.2% drove alone, and 27.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.7 min±6.7 min MOE

Worked from home36.3%±10.3 pp MOE

Drove alone38.2%±5.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip27.6%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 Old Greenwich CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +10.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute37.4 min → 34.7 min▼ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home26.0% → 36.3%▲ 10.2 pp

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

Public transit25.9% → 16.9%▼ 9.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone45.7% → 38.2%▼ 7.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Old Greenwich CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 38.2%; 16.9% used public transit and 36.3% worked from home.

Drive alone38.2% ±5.8 pp

Carpool4.4% ±3.0 pp

Public transit16.9% ±4.2 pp

Walk1.8% ±1.3 pp

Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp

Work from home36.3% ±10.3 pp

Each share uses 2,902 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Old Greenwich CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 92th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

92^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

99^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

98^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 98% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Old Greenwich CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 2,902 workers age 16+, including 1,849 workers with reported travel time and 1,053 home workers.

Population estimate6,936± 663 MOE

Workers age 16+2,902± 320 MOE

Workers with travel time1,849± 201 MOE

Estimated home workers1,053± 321 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 Old Greenwich 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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