ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9730002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Stamford, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip28.5 min±1.5 min MOE
Worked from home19.4%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone56.1%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.6%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 commute28.4 min → 28.5 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.5% → 19.4%▲ 7.9 pp

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

Public transit10.7% → 9.6%▼ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.4% → 56.1%▼ 7.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone56.1% ±2.1 pp
Carpool8.6% ±1.0 pp
Public transit9.6% ±1.1 pp
Walk4.9% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home19.4% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 76,430 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

76thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 76% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

89th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 89% of covered places in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate137,144± 48 MOE
Workers age 16+76,430± 1,668 MOE
Workers with travel time61,616± 1,823 MOE
Estimated home workers14,814± 1,190 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.