ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9739802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Storrs, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip18.1 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home33.4%±4.3 pp MOE
Drove alone32.9%±5.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.9%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 commute14.7 min → 18.1 min▲ 3.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home35.8% → 33.4%▼ 2.4 pp

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

Public transit3.9% → 6.6%▲ 2.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone16.6% → 32.9%▲ 16.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone32.9% ±5.9 pp
Carpool5.3% ±2.2 pp
Public transit6.6% ±2.4 pp
Walk20.9% ±5.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home33.4% ±4.3 pp

Each share uses 5,573 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate15,207± 648 MOE
Workers age 16+5,573± 463 MOE
Workers with travel time3,709± 476 MOE
Estimated home workers1,864± 283 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.