ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450412024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Florence County, South Carolina

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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute22.7 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 residents usually get to work

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

Compared with similar-size countys

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

30thMean commute percentile

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

24thWork-from-home percentile

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

35thTransit percentile

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

36th60+ 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 the shares

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.