What is the average commute in Colleton County, South Carolina?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 34.9 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Colleton County, South Carolina work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.3%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.6 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450292024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Colleton County, South Carolina

Name: Commute estimates for Colleton County, South Carolina
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 34.9 min one way; 6.3% worked from home, 78.9% drove alone, and 25.2% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip34.9 min±3.2 min MOE

Worked from home6.3%±1.6 pp MOE

Drove alone78.9%±2.8 pp MOE

60+ minute trip25.2%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 Colleton County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed +2.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +3.5 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute32.2 min → 34.9 min▲ 2.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.8% → 6.3%▲ 3.5 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.3% → 78.9%▼ 1.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Colleton County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 78.9%; 0.2% used public transit and 6.3% worked from home.

Drive alone78.9% ±2.8 pp

Carpool11.6% ±2.3 pp

Public transit0.2% ±0.2 pp

Walk1.1% ±0.6 pp

Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp

Work from home6.3% ±1.6 pp

Each share uses 15,232 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Colleton County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 97th percentile among covered 25k–100k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

97^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 97% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

29^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 71% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

45^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 55% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

99^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 99% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Colleton County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 15,232 workers age 16+, including 14,268 workers with reported travel time and 964 home workers.

Population estimate38,783± — MOE

Workers age 16+15,232± 707 MOE

Workers with travel time14,268± 761 MOE

Estimated home workers964± 247 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable South Carolina commute records for Colleton County

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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