ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450572024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lancaster County, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip28.8 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home19.5%±2.0 pp MOE
Drove alone71.1%±2.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.4%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 commute30.7 min → 28.8 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.1% → 19.5%▲ 8.4 pp

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

Public transit0.3% → 0.1%▼ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.4% → 71.1%▼ 7.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.1% ±2.6 pp
Carpool7.0% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home19.5% ±2.0 pp

Each share uses 46,741 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.

83thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 83% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

92thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

9thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 91% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

77th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate104,475± — MOE
Workers age 16+46,741± 1,474 MOE
Workers with travel time37,629± 1,536 MOE
Estimated home workers9,112± 984 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.