ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · VT · GEOID 500232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Washington County, Vermont

Mean one-way trip23.4 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home19.1%±1.6 pp MOE
Drove alone69.6%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 commute23.2 min → 23.4 min▲ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.1% → 19.1%▲ 6.1 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.6%▼ 0.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.7% → 69.6%▼ 2.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.6% ±1.5 pp
Carpool6.5% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.3 pp
Walk3.3% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home19.1% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 31,315 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.

41thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 59% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

98thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 98% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

84thTransit percentile

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

37th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 63% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate60,017± — MOE
Workers age 16+31,315± 598 MOE
Workers with travel time25,329± 645 MOE
Estimated home workers5,986± 504 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.