ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450492024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hampton County, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip33.8 min±4.1 min MOE
Worked from home3.1%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone78.9%±3.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip20.9%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 commute31.8 min → 33.8 min▲ 2.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.7% → 3.1%▲ 1.4 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 1.2%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.2% → 78.9%▼ 3.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.9% ±3.5 pp
Carpool15.6% ±3.2 pp
Public transit1.2% ±0.9 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home3.1% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 7,206 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.

92thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

9thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

93thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 93% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

96th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 96% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,254± — MOE
Workers age 16+7,206± 446 MOE
Workers with travel time6,981± 449 MOE
Estimated home workers225± 89 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.