ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450372024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Edgefield County, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip25.6 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home6.2%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone79.4%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.6%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 commute27.9 min → 25.6 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.2% → 6.2%▲ 1.0 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 1.5%▲ 1.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.1% → 79.4%▼ 1.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone79.4% ±3.0 pp
Carpool10.8% ±2.6 pp
Public transit1.5% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.9% ±1.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home6.2% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 11,717 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.

60thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

96thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

30th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate27,476± — MOE
Workers age 16+11,717± 488 MOE
Workers with travel time10,985± 490 MOE
Estimated home workers732± 202 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.