ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9639002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ridgefield, Connecticut

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

82thMean commute percentile

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

88thWork-from-home percentile

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

89thTransit percentile

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

85th60+ 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 the shares

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.