What is the average commute in Orleans County, Vermont?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 29.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Orleans County, Vermont work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.5%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · VT · GEOID 500192024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Orleans County, Vermont

Name: Commute estimates for Orleans County, Vermont
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 29.0 min one way; 12.5% worked from home, 73.7% drove alone, and 13.1% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

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 Orleans County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +5.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.9 percentage points.

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 Orleans County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 73.7%; 0.1% used public transit and 12.5% worked from home.

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

How Orleans County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 81th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

81^thMean commute percentile

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

86^thWork-from-home percentile

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

33^thTransit percentile

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

87^th60+ 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 Orleans County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 13,163 workers age 16+, including 11,522 workers with reported travel time and 1,641 home workers.

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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable Vermont commute records for Orleans County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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