ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
COUNTY · SC · GEOID 450812024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Saluda County, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip28.5 min±2.9 min MOE
Worked from home6.2%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone78.5%±3.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip11.6%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 commute33.3 min → 28.5 min▼ 4.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.8% → 6.2%▲ 3.4 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.2%▲ 0.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone78.9% → 78.5%▼ 0.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone78.5% ±3.0 pp
Carpool7.3% ±2.0 pp
Public transit0.2% ±0.5 pp
Walk2.5% ±1.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp
Work from home6.2% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 8,134 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.

75thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 75% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

38thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 62% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

66thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 66% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

73th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 73% of covered countys in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate19,131± — MOE
Workers age 16+8,134± 403 MOE
Workers with travel time7,628± 407 MOE
Estimated home workers506± 149 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.