ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9849702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Wethersfield, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip21.2 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home18.0%±2.6 pp MOE
Drove alone68.0%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.7%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 commute20.8 min → 21.2 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.0% → 18.0%▲ 8.0 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.6%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.7% → 68.0%▼ 11.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.0% ±3.8 pp
Carpool9.7% ±2.5 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.5 pp
Walk1.1% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.6% ±0.4 pp
Work from home18.0% ±2.6 pp

Each share uses 14,262 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.

23thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 77% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

67thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

42thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

20th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 80% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,250± 35 MOE
Workers age 16+14,262± 546 MOE
Workers with travel time11,696± 610 MOE
Estimated home workers2,566± 383 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.