ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · VT · GEOID 50621252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Mean one-way trip19.2 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home17.6%±5.0 pp MOE
Drove alone68.5%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.5%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 commute20.2 min → 19.2 min▼ 1.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home10.9% → 17.6%▲ 6.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone73.9% → 68.5%▼ 5.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.5% ±6.6 pp
Carpool7.9% ±4.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.5 pp
Walk4.4% ±2.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home17.6% ±5.0 pp

Each share uses 2,869 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.

73thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

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

40th60+ minute percentile

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

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,859± 365 MOE
Workers age 16+2,869± 332 MOE
Workers with travel time2,364± 321 MOE
Estimated home workers505± 156 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.