ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9618702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Portland, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip30.5 min±7.8 min MOE
Worked from home18.5%±5.6 pp MOE
Drove alone73.1%±9.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.8%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 commute26.9 min → 30.5 min▲ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.9% → 18.5%▲ 8.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.8%▲ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.6% → 73.1%▼ 11.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.1% ±9.3 pp
Carpool6.7% ±4.1 pp
Public transit0.8% ±1.4 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home18.5% ±5.6 pp

Each share uses 3,325 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.

79thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 79% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

75thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 75% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

64thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,944± 488 MOE
Workers age 16+3,325± 412 MOE
Workers with travel time2,711± 415 MOE
Estimated home workers614± 201 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.