How long is the commute in Stamford?
Average travel time to work in Stamford, CT, how people get to work — driving, transit, walking or from home — and how that compares nationally.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
This story was assembled using AI and public data sources.
How Stamford gets to work.
Average commute, one way: 23.2 min — U.S. average: 23.0 min
How workers get to work
- Drove alone: 59.1
- Carpooled: 7.6
- Transit: 9.6
- Walked: 4.8
- From home: 16.8
Average commute (minutes)
- Stamford: 23.2
- Western Connecticut Planning Region: 25.1
- CT: 22.8
- U.S.: 23
Work from home: 16.8% — U.S.: 13.5%
What it means
The typical commute here is close to the national average.
Working from home went from 4.8% of workers in 2015 to 16.8% in the latest estimates.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates — Population, income, housing, education, commuting and poverty figures
- Census Bureau API — ACS Detailed Tables — The endpoint these pages are generated from
- data.census.gov — Look up the same tables for any place yourself
- ACS accuracy statement — Estimates carry margins of error; small places vary the most
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