ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9681002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Shelton, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip30.3 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home13.9%±2.8 pp MOE
Drove alone75.4%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip12.2%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 commute27.2 min → 30.3 min▲ 3.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.0% → 13.9%▲ 3.8 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.8%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.3% → 75.4%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.4% ±3.0 pp
Carpool8.6% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.8% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.9% ±2.8 pp

Each share uses 21,106 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 25k–100k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

47thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 53% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate41,889± 86 MOE
Workers age 16+21,106± 712 MOE
Workers with travel time18,176± 824 MOE
Estimated home workers2,930± 591 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.