What is the average commute in St. Albans city, Vermont?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 22.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in St. Albans city, Vermont work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 12.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 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 50616752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

St. Albans, Vermont

Name: Commute estimates for St. Albans city, Vermont
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.6 min one way; 12.1% worked from home, 68.9% drove alone, and 1.3% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.6 min±4.3 min MOE

Worked from home12.1%±3.5 pp MOE

Drove alone68.9%±7.4 pp MOE

60+ minute trip1.3%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 St. Albans city's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +6.5 percentage points.

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

Mean commute22.9 min → 22.6 min▼ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 12.1%▲ 6.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.8% → 68.9%▼ 3.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How St. Albans city residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 68.9%; 0.0% used public transit and 12.1% worked from home.

Drive alone68.9% ±7.4 pp

Carpool12.0% ±5.3 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp

Walk5.0% ±3.0 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp

Work from home12.1% ±3.5 pp

Each share uses 3,151 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How St. Albans city compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 36th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

36^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 64% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

4^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 96% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind St. Albans city's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 3,151 workers age 16+, including 2,769 workers with reported travel time and 382 home workers.

Population estimate6,954± 31 MOE

Workers age 16+3,151± 314 MOE

Workers with travel time2,769± 293 MOE

Estimated home workers382± 117 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 St. Albans 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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