ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Dillon County, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip26.2 min±2.6 min MOE
Worked from home4.0%±1.5 pp MOE
Drove alone80.1%±4.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.9%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 commute22.6 min → 26.2 min▲ 3.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.8% → 4.0%▲ 0.3 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone80.7% → 80.1%▼ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.1% ±4.4 pp
Carpool14.2% ±3.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home4.0% ±1.5 pp

Each share uses 10,873 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

8thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

12thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

57th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 57% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,862± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,873± 526 MOE
Workers with travel time10,435± 563 MOE
Estimated home workers438± 160 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.