ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450092024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bamberg County, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±5.4 min MOE
Worked from home7.2%±3.3 pp MOE
Drove alone77.0%±5.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.1%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 commute29.4 min → 28.0 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.9% → 7.2%▲ 3.3 pp

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

Public transit2.7% → 0.2%▼ 2.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.3% → 77.0%▼ 6.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.0% ±5.8 pp
Carpool10.1% ±3.4 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.3 pp
Walk2.9% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.2 pp
Work from home7.2% ±3.3 pp

Each share uses 4,635 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 under 25k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

63thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

87th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 87% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate13,042± — MOE
Workers age 16+4,635± 383 MOE
Workers with travel time4,301± 380 MOE
Estimated home workers334± 154 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.