ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VT · GEOID 500152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lamoille County, Vermont

Mean one-way trip27.1 min±2.0 min MOE
Worked from home12.3%±2.2 pp MOE
Drove alone73.2%±2.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.1%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 commute25.5 min → 27.1 min▲ 1.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.3% → 12.3%▲ 4.0 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.3%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.3% → 73.2%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.2% ±2.8 pp
Carpool9.7% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.6% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.3% ±2.2 pp

Each share uses 14,439 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

84thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 84% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

62thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

80th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 80% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,148± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,439± 459 MOE
Workers with travel time12,663± 535 MOE
Estimated home workers1,776± 327 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.