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

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 22.0 min, excluding people who worked from home.

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

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 9.1%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.3 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 450412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Florence County, South Carolina

Name: Commute estimates for Florence County, South Carolina
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 22.0 min one way; 9.1% worked from home, 79.4% drove alone, and 4.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±1.1 min MOE

Worked from home9.1%±1.3 pp MOE

Drove alone79.4%±1.9 pp MOE

60+ minute trip4.8%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 Florence County's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -0.7 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +2.3 percentage points.

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

Mean commute22.7 min → 22.0 min▼ 0.7 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.8% → 9.1%▲ 2.3 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone81.9% → 79.4%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Florence County residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 79.4%; 0.3% used public transit and 9.1% worked from home.

Drive alone79.4% ±1.9 pp

Carpool9.1% ±1.4 pp

Public transit0.3% ±0.2 pp

Walk0.7% ±0.3 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp

Work from home9.1% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 59,356 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Florence County compares with similar-size countys

This county's mean commute is at the 30th percentile among covered 100k–500k countys; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

30^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 70% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

24^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

35^thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 65% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

36^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 64% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Florence County's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 59,356 workers age 16+, including 53,951 workers with reported travel time and 5,405 home workers.

Population estimate137,117± — MOE

Workers age 16+59,356± 1,313 MOE

Workers with travel time53,951± 1,413 MOE

Estimated home workers5,405± 808 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 Florence 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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