ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VT · GEOID 50460002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Montpelier, Vermont

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 the published estimate?

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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size places

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

12thMean commute percentile

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

92thWork-from-home percentile

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

77thTransit percentile

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

33th60+ 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 the shares

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.