ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450032024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Aiken County, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip25.0 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home10.6%±1.0 pp MOE
Drove alone79.5%±1.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.9%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 commute24.6 min → 25.0 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.4% → 10.6%▲ 4.2 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.3%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.8% → 79.5%▼ 3.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.5% ±1.7 pp
Carpool7.8% ±0.9 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.6% ±1.0 pp

Each share uses 76,108 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size countys

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

57thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

32thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 68% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

36th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate174,160± — MOE
Workers age 16+76,108± 1,556 MOE
Workers with travel time68,043± 1,633 MOE
Estimated home workers8,065± 744 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.