ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450672024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marion County, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip28.3 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home5.2%±3.2 pp MOE
Drove alone86.0%±3.8 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.0%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 commute30.6 min → 28.3 min▼ 2.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.6% → 5.2%▲ 3.7 pp

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

Public transit1.0% → 0.0%▼ 1.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.8% → 86.0%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone86.0% ±3.8 pp
Carpool7.4% ±2.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.5% ±0.5 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home5.2% ±3.2 pp

Each share uses 10,239 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.

77thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 77% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

17thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 83% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

6thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 94% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate28,664± — MOE
Workers age 16+10,239± 641 MOE
Workers with travel time9,705± 714 MOE
Estimated home workers534± 325 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.