ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450072024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Anderson County, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip26.5 min±1.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.6%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone80.1%±1.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.2%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 commute25.1 min → 26.5 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 7.6%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.9% → 80.1%▼ 3.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.1% ±1.2 pp
Carpool9.9% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home7.6% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 93,866 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

36thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

56th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 56% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate210,478± — MOE
Workers age 16+93,866± 1,684 MOE
Workers with travel time86,733± 1,704 MOE
Estimated home workers7,133± 703 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.