ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VT · GEOID 500212024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Rutland County, Vermont

According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 23.0 min one way; 10.6% worked from home, 79.1% drove alone, and 5.5% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip23.0 min±1.4 min MOE
Worked from home10.6%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone79.1%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 Rutland County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +1.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.2 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute22.0 min → 23.0 min▲ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.4% → 10.6%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.5%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.1% → 79.1%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Rutland County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.1%; 0.5% used public transit and 10.6% worked from home.

Drive alone79.1% ±2.1 pp
Carpool6.1% ±1.1 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.2 pp
Walk3.1% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home10.6% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 28,133 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Rutland County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 37th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

37thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

74thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 74% 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.

29th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Rutland County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 28,133 workers age 16+, including 25,162 workers with reported travel time and 2,971 home workers.

Population estimate60,425± — MOE
Workers age 16+28,133± 696 MOE
Workers with travel time25,162± 741 MOE
Estimated home workers2,971± 317 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.