ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VT · GEOID 50244002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Essex Junction, Vermont

Mean one-way trip19.2 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home16.9%±4.0 pp MOE
Drove alone67.0%±5.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.4%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 commute21.2 min → 19.2 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.1% → 16.9%▲ 6.8 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 0.7%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.0% → 67.0%▼ 7.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone67.0% ±5.2 pp
Carpool11.1% ±4.3 pp
Public transit0.7% ±1.1 pp
Walk3.8% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home16.9% ±4.0 pp

Each share uses 6,613 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

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

17thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 83% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

62thTransit percentile

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

1th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate10,803± 21 MOE
Workers age 16+6,613± 381 MOE
Workers with travel time5,494± 435 MOE
Estimated home workers1,119± 274 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.