ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450632024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lexington County, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip26.0 min±0.8 min MOE
Worked from home11.9%±0.7 pp MOE
Drove alone77.3%±1.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip5.3%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 commute26.0 min → 26.0 min— 0.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home7.2% → 11.9%▲ 4.7 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.0%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.1% → 77.3%▼ 4.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.3% ±1.0 pp
Carpool8.8% ±0.7 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.0 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.0 pp
Work from home11.9% ±0.7 pp

Each share uses 147,150 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.

66thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 52% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

1thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 99% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

44th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 56% of covered countys in the 100k–500k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate304,887± — MOE
Workers age 16+147,150± 1,552 MOE
Workers with travel time129,650± 1,871 MOE
Estimated home workers17,500± 1,022 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.