ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VT · GEOID 500112024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Franklin County, Vermont

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home14.3%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone74.0%±2.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.7%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 commute25.8 min → 27.1 min▲ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.2% → 14.3%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.5%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.9% → 74.0%▼ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone74.0% ±2.4 pp
Carpool8.3% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.4 pp
Walk2.1% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home14.3% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 25,199 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.

72thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

93thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

55th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate50,638± — MOE
Workers age 16+25,199± 775 MOE
Workers with travel time21,600± 860 MOE
Estimated home workers3,599± 384 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.