ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Berkeley County, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip29.7 min±1.0 min MOE
Worked from home12.4%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone76.5%±1.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.5%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 commute28.2 min → 29.7 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.5% → 12.4%▲ 4.9 pp

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

Public transit0.5% → 0.2%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.9% → 76.5%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.5% ±1.5 pp
Carpool7.8% ±1.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home12.4% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 123,152 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.

86thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

26thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 74% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate246,802± — MOE
Workers age 16+123,152± 1,683 MOE
Workers with travel time107,861± 2,176 MOE
Estimated home workers15,291± 1,591 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.