ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VT · GEOID 500132024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Grand Isle County, Vermont

Mean one-way trip31.0 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home17.9%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone73.1%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.7%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 commute33.2 min → 31.0 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home12.2% → 17.9%▲ 5.8 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.0%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.2% → 73.1%▼ 6.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.1% ±3.8 pp
Carpool5.6% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle1.1% ±0.8 pp
Work from home17.9% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 3,757 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

97thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

20thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 80% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

64th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 64% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,450± — MOE
Workers age 16+3,757± 137 MOE
Workers with travel time3,084± 167 MOE
Estimated home workers673± 126 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable nearby records

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