ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450232024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chester County, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip31.6 min±2.8 min MOE
Worked from home5.5%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone84.4%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.3%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 commute30.2 min → 31.6 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.4% → 5.5%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.0%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.7% → 84.4%▼ 0.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone84.4% ±2.2 pp
Carpool7.9% ±1.9 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home5.5% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 14,065 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.

91thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 91% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

21thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 79% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

71th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate32,182± — MOE
Workers age 16+14,065± 629 MOE
Workers with travel time13,286± 647 MOE
Estimated home workers779± 193 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.