What is the average commute in Ridgefield CDP, Connecticut?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 31.2 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 24.2%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 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 9639002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ridgefield, Connecticut

Name: Commute estimates for Ridgefield CDP, Connecticut
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 31.2 min one way; 24.2% worked from home, 66.4% drove alone, and 14.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip31.2 min±7.9 min MOE

Worked from home24.2%±4.1 pp MOE

Drove alone66.4%±11.2 pp MOE

60+ minute trip14.3%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 Ridgefield CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.1 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.4 percentage points.

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

Mean commute33.4 min → 31.2 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home20.8% → 24.2%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit3.5% → 4.5%▲ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone70.2% → 66.4%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Ridgefield CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 66.4%; 4.5% used public transit and 24.2% worked from home.

Drive alone66.4% ±11.2 pp

Carpool3.3% ±2.8 pp

Public transit4.5% ±1.9 pp

Walk1.5% ±1.3 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp

Work from home24.2% ±4.1 pp

Each share uses 3,583 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Ridgefield CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 82th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

82^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

88^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

89^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

85^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Ridgefield CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,583 workers age 16+, including 2,716 workers with reported travel time and 867 home workers.

Population estimate6,970± 745 MOE

Workers age 16+3,583± 518 MOE

Workers with travel time2,716± 538 MOE

Estimated home workers867± 194 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 Ridgefield 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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