ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9591402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Pawcatuck, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip23.6 min±6.7 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone78.3%±9.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip2.0%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 commute23.9 min → 23.6 min▼ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.2% → 10.1%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.0%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.4% → 78.3%▼ 10.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.3% ±9.2 pp
Carpool8.2% ±4.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.7% ±4.1 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.7 pp
Work from home10.1% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 2,713 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.

42thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

42thWork-from-home percentile

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

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

9th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,577± 525 MOE
Workers age 16+2,713± 384 MOE
Workers with travel time2,440± 393 MOE
Estimated home workers273± 104 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.