What is the average commute in South Burlington city, Vermont?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 17.7 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 19.6%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.3 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 50661752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

South Burlington, Vermont

Name: Commute estimates for South Burlington city, Vermont
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 17.7 min one way; 19.6% worked from home, 67.3% drove alone, and 3.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip17.7 min±2.0 min MOE

Worked from home19.6%±3.3 pp MOE

Drove alone67.3%±3.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip3.2%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 South Burlington city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.8 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute18.5 min → 17.7 min▼ 0.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home13.3% → 19.6%▲ 6.3 pp

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

Public transit2.5% → 1.1%▼ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone71.6% → 67.3%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How South Burlington city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 67.3%; 1.1% used public transit and 19.6% worked from home.

Drive alone67.3% ±3.4 pp

Carpool7.3% ±2.2 pp

Public transit1.1% ±0.8 pp

Walk1.6% ±0.9 pp

Bicycle2.1% ±1.3 pp

Work from home19.6% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 11,806 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How South Burlington city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 11th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

11^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 89% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

78^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind South Burlington city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 11,806 workers age 16+, including 9,492 workers with reported travel time and 2,314 home workers.

Population estimate20,756± 79 MOE

Workers age 16+11,806± 530 MOE

Workers with travel time9,492± 556 MOE

Estimated home workers2,314± 403 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 South Burlington 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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