ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450272024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clarendon County, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip31.0 min±2.7 min MOE
Worked from home6.5%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone81.2%±2.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.4%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 commute29.8 min → 31.0 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.3% → 6.5%▲ 2.2 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.1%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.3% → 81.2%▼ 2.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.2% ±2.1 pp
Carpool9.2% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.2 pp
Walk1.5% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.5% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 11,437 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

31thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

34thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,986± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,437± 466 MOE
Workers with travel time10,693± 463 MOE
Estimated home workers744± 199 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.