ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chesterfield County, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip24.5 min±1.6 min MOE
Worked from home2.5%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone82.4%±2.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.3%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 commute25.1 min → 24.5 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.7% → 2.5%▲ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.7%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone86.9% → 82.4%▼ 4.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone82.4% ±2.2 pp
Carpool9.6% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.7% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.8% ±0.8 pp
Work from home2.5% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 18,035 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.

51thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate43,784± — MOE
Workers age 16+18,035± 661 MOE
Workers with travel time17,589± 661 MOE
Estimated home workers446± 126 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.