ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450752024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip30.7 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home6.7%±1.3 pp MOE
Drove alone81.3%±2.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip15.0%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 commute29.6 min → 30.7 min▲ 1.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home4.6% → 6.7%▲ 2.0 pp

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

Public transit0.1% → 0.1%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone85.5% → 81.3%▼ 4.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone81.3% ±2.0 pp
Carpool9.6% ±1.8 pp
Public transit0.1% ±0.1 pp
Walk1.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home6.7% ±1.3 pp

Each share uses 31,825 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.

89thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 89% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 67% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

92th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 92% of covered countys in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate83,253± — MOE
Workers age 16+31,825± 1,045 MOE
Workers with travel time29,701± 1,127 MOE
Estimated home workers2,124± 405 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.