ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450432024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Georgetown County, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip29.1 min±2.4 min MOE
Worked from home10.1%±1.7 pp MOE
Drove alone77.4%±2.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.6%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 commute28.9 min → 29.1 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home8.0% → 10.1%▲ 2.1 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.4%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.1% → 77.4%▼ 1.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.4% ±2.5 pp
Carpool9.2% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.1% ±1.7 pp

Each share uses 26,175 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.

81thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 81% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

71thWork-from-home percentile

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

76thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 76% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

88th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 88% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate64,811± — MOE
Workers age 16+26,175± 958 MOE
Workers with travel time23,523± 985 MOE
Estimated home workers2,652± 444 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.