ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VT · GEOID 500192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Orleans County, Vermont

Mean one-way trip29.0 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home12.5%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone73.7%±1.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.1%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 commute23.8 min → 29.0 min▲ 5.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.6% → 12.5%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.6% → 73.7%▼ 4.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.7% ±1.4 pp
Carpool9.1% ±1.5 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.4% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.4 pp
Work from home12.5% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 13,163 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

86thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

33thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,606± — MOE
Workers age 16+13,163± 357 MOE
Workers with travel time11,522± 320 MOE
Estimated home workers1,641± 210 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.