ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · CT · GEOID 9871402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Windsor Locks, Connecticut

Mean one-way trip21.9 min±4.5 min MOE
Worked from home17.7%±3.7 pp MOE
Drove alone67.7%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute21.1 min → 21.9 min▲ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.8% → 17.7%▲ 8.9 pp

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

Public transit1.1% → 0.2%▼ 0.9 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.9% → 67.7%▼ 10.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.7% ±4.1 pp
Carpool10.9% ±5.5 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.4% ±1.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home17.7% ±3.7 pp

Each share uses 6,676 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.

32thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 57% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

24th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate12,579± 46 MOE
Workers age 16+6,676± 547 MOE
Workers with travel time5,492± 552 MOE
Estimated home workers1,184± 266 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.