ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9752402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Terryville, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip28.9 min±6.2 min MOE
Worked from home9.3%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone79.0%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.7%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 commute29.6 min → 28.9 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 9.3%▲ 5.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.0% → 79.0%— 0.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.0% ±6.3 pp
Carpool8.2% ±7.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.7 pp
Walk2.1% ±2.1 pp
Bicycle1.3% ±2.0 pp
Work from home9.3% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 2,838 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

63th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 63% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,461± 618 MOE
Workers age 16+2,838± 325 MOE
Workers with travel time2,573± 323 MOE
Estimated home workers265± 116 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.