ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · SC · GEOID 45056802024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Bennettsville, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip29.1 min±8.5 min MOE
Worked from home5.2%±3.0 pp MOE
Drove alone77.9%±8.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.2%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 commute26.1 min → 29.1 min▲ 3.0 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.2% → 5.2%▲ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone92.7% → 77.9%▼ 14.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.9% ±8.0 pp
Carpool15.6% ±6.2 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.2% ±1.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.8 pp
Work from home5.2% ±3.0 pp

Each share uses 2,433 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

Compared with similar-size places

Percentiles are single-metric context, never a “good commute” score.

73thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

14thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

82th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,751± 25 MOE
Workers age 16+2,433± 367 MOE
Workers with travel time2,307± 369 MOE
Estimated home workers126± 75 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.