East Hartford, CT is home to roughly 50,000 residents. Located just southeast of Hartford, Connecticut’s capital city, East Hartford offers easy access to many of the services and amenities available in a larger city while still maintaining a cozy small-town feel. For those who need to commute or travel around the area, public transportation is an option. The Connecticut Transit bus system serves East Hartford with several routes that connect to downtown Hartford, Manchester, Bloomfield, and other local communities. Additionally, the CTFastrak bus rapid transit system provides express service between Bradley International Airport and downtown New Britain. For those looking for rail access, Amtrak's Northeast Regional train stops at Union Station in nearby Windsor Locks. The train links East Hartford to cities up and down the east coast from Washington DC all the way to Boston. For trips within Connecticut itself there are also numerous options for getting around both near and far including ferry service across Long Island Sound and local taxi and ride-sharing companies like Uber and Lyft. East Hartford has plenty of public transportation options to help connect its residents with what they need whether it’s commuting to work or taking a trip out of town.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in East Hartford takes 22.2 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in East Hartford get to work:
- 79.5% drive their own car alone
- 11.0% carpool with others
- 1.6% work from home
- 4.5% take mass transit