ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VT · GEOID 500032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bennington County, Vermont

Mean one-way trip20.3 min±1.7 min MOE
Worked from home17.7%±2.4 pp MOE
Drove alone69.9%±3.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute19.9 min → 20.3 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.9% → 17.7%▲ 4.8 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.5% → 69.9%▼ 3.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.9% ±3.6 pp
Carpool6.9% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.8% ±1.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home17.7% ±2.4 pp

Each share uses 17,489 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

26thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

26th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate37,269± — MOE
Workers age 16+17,489± 568 MOE
Workers with travel time14,395± 607 MOE
Estimated home workers3,094± 433 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.