Traffic & Transportation in Essex Junction
Essex Junction is served by its own Amtrak station and Green Mountain Transit's highest-ridership bus route -- genuine public-transit access relative to several of this project's more car-dependent Tier A+ markets -- alongside a genuinely below-national commute time and Walk Scores that vary significantly by neighborhood.
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Learn moreEssex Junction's Own Amtrak Station
Essex Junction has its own real, current Amtrak station (station code ESX, built in 1958), served by the Vermonter route (New York-New Haven-St. Albans). The separate Ethan Allen Express route does NOT currently stop at Essex Junction -- it stops instead at Burlington Union Station, approximately 6 miles away -- though a real, current, proposed (not yet operational) expansion to extend Ethan Allen Express service to Essex Junction is under discussion.
GMT's Single Highest-Ridership Bus Route
Green Mountain Transit's Route 2 (Essex Junction) is cited as the system's single HIGHEST-ridership route, carrying approximately 1,551 weekday passengers, operating every 15 minutes at peak and every 30 minutes midday, connecting Essex Junction to Burlington's Downtown Transit Center.
A Genuinely Below-National Average Commute Time
Essex Junction's average commute time (cited at approximately 19.2 minutes) runs genuinely below this project's ~26.4-minute national comparison figure -- approximately 27.3% below by this record's own calculation. A cited 67% of workers drove alone to work in 2024, with a notable 16.9% working from home and 11.1% carpooling.
Walkability Genuinely Varies by Neighborhood
Essex Junction's walkability varies significantly by neighborhood rather than carrying one clean citywide figure: downtown/Five Corners-area streets (e.g., Franklin Street, Pearl Street) are cited with Walk Scores around 72 ('Very Walkable'), while peripheral residential streets (e.g., River Road) are cited as low as 24 ('Car-Dependent'). This record did not surface one single, official citywide Walk Score this pass -- a real, disclosed gap.
Key takeaways
- Essex Junction has its own Amtrak station (Vermonter route) and GMT's single highest-ridership bus route -- genuine transit access.
- Average commute time (~19.2 minutes) runs approximately 27.3% below this project's national comparison figure.
- A notable 16.9% of workers worked from home in 2024, alongside 67% who drove alone and 11.1% who carpooled.
- Walkability genuinely varies by neighborhood -- 'Very Walkable' downtown/Five Corners vs. car-dependent peripheral streets -- with no single citywide Walk Score surfaced this pass.
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