ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450552024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Kershaw County, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip30.0 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home9.2%±1.2 pp MOE
Drove alone81.1%±1.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip8.3%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 commute28.4 min → 30.0 min▲ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.1% → 9.2%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.9% → 81.1%▼ 2.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.1% ±1.9 pp
Carpool8.7% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.1 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.2 pp
Work from home9.2% ±1.2 pp

Each share uses 30,360 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.

85thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 85% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

62thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

62th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 62% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate68,314± — MOE
Workers age 16+30,360± 876 MOE
Workers with travel time27,573± 924 MOE
Estimated home workers2,787± 371 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.