ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450172024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Calhoun County, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip26.4 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home10.5%±3.8 pp MOE
Drove alone77.9%±3.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.0%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 commute28.5 min → 26.4 min▼ 2.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 10.5%▲ 7.7 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.9% → 77.9%▼ 11.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.9% ±3.7 pp
Carpool7.9% ±2.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk3.4% ±1.9 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home10.5% ±3.8 pp

Each share uses 6,153 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.

63thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 63% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

79thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 79% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

44thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

42th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 58% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate14,182± — MOE
Workers age 16+6,153± 329 MOE
Workers with travel time5,506± 350 MOE
Estimated home workers647± 234 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.