What is the average commute in Montpelier city, Vermont?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 18.1 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Montpelier city, Vermont work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 26.9%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 5.0 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.

PLACE · VT · GEOID 50460002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Montpelier, Vermont

Name: Commute estimates for Montpelier city, Vermont
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 18.1 min one way; 26.9% worked from home, 55.2% drove alone, and 4.6% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip18.1 min±2.9 min MOE

Worked from home26.9%±5.0 pp MOE

Drove alone55.2%±4.7 pp MOE

60+ minute trip4.6%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 Montpelier city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -2.0 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +9.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute20.1 min → 18.1 min▼ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.6% → 26.9%▲ 9.3 pp

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

Public transit2.2% → 1.8%▼ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone62.3% → 55.2%▼ 7.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Montpelier city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 55.2%; 1.8% used public transit and 26.9% worked from home.

Drive alone55.2% ±4.7 pp

Carpool4.9% ±1.9 pp

Public transit1.8% ±1.2 pp

Walk9.7% ±3.1 pp

Bicycle0.8% ±0.8 pp

Work from home26.9% ±5.0 pp

Each share uses 4,332 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Montpelier city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 12th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

12^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

92^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Montpelier city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 4,332 workers age 16+, including 3,167 workers with reported travel time and 1,165 home workers.

Population estimate8,014± 31 MOE

Workers age 16+4,332± 303 MOE

Workers with travel time3,167± 280 MOE

Estimated home workers1,165± 232 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 Montpelier city

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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