ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450692024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Marlboro County, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip26.9 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home3.2%±1.4 pp MOE
Drove alone83.6%±3.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.1%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 commute26.6 min → 26.9 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.3% → 3.2%▲ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit0.2% → 0.3%▲ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone87.3% → 83.6%▼ 3.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone83.6% ±3.9 pp
Carpool11.0% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.9% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home3.2% ±1.4 pp

Each share uses 8,580 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

4thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 96% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

60thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 60% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

49th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 51% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate25,975± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,580± 549 MOE
Workers with travel time8,303± 561 MOE
Estimated home workers277± 118 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.