See what the average commute is in Bennington County, VT

American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers' daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.

Even worse are travel times for "super commuters"—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.

Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Bennington County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Bennington County has a shorter commute than all of its six neighboring counties, with Washington County, NY having the longest commute at 26.3 minutes.

Bennington County commuting by the numbers
- Average commute: 20.4 minutes
--- 12.5% lower than state average
--- #1 best commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 6.1%
- Workers who drive to work: 81.1%
--- Workers who carpool to work: 6.3%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.4%
- Workers who work from home: 11.6%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 12.3%
- Worked outside county of residence: 5.0%

Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Bennington County, VT: 20.4 minutes
#2. Rutland County, VT: 22.4 minutes
#3. Windham County, VT: 22.6 minutes
#4. Windsor County, VT: 23.0 minutes
#5. Rensselaer County, NY: 24.3 minutes
#6. Franklin County, MA: 24.5 minutes
#7. Washington County, NY: 26.3 minutes

Counties with the best commute in Vermont
#1. Bennington County: 20.4 minutes
#2. Chittenden County: 21.6 minutes
#3. Rutland County: 22.4 minutes

Counties with the worst commute in Vermont
#1. Grand Isle County: 33.4 minutes
#2. Essex County: 26.5 minutes
#3. Orange County: 26.1 minutes