What is the average commute in Berea CDP, South Carolina?

The 2024 ACS five-year mean one-way commute estimate is 24.6 min, excluding people who worked from home.

What share of workers in Berea CDP, South Carolina work from home?

The 2024 ACS five-year work-from-home estimate is 6.8%, with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 percentage points.

Are the 2021 and 2024 commute estimates independent?

No. The five-year periods overlap, so their difference is presented as directional rather than an independent annual or causal change.

PLACE · SC · GEOID 45057702024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Berea, South Carolina

Name: Commute estimates for Berea CDP, South Carolina
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According to the 2024 ACS five-year estimates, residents here averaged 24.6 min one way; 6.8% worked from home, 72.4% drove alone, and 2.8% of commuters traveled 60 minutes or more.

Mean one-way trip24.6 min±4.8 min MOE

Worked from home6.8%±1.9 pp MOE

Drove alone72.4%±7.6 pp MOE

60+ minute trip2.8%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 Berea CDP's published commute estimate?

From the 2021 to 2024 overlapping ACS periods, mean commute changed -3.3 minutes and the work-from-home share changed +4.3 percentage points.

These periods overlap: 2021 covers 2017–2021 and 2024 covers 2020–2024. Changes are directional comparisons, not independent annual measurements.

Mean commute27.9 min → 24.6 min▼ 3.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.5% → 6.8%▲ 4.3 pp

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

Public transit0.7% → 0.0%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.8% → 72.4%▼ 4.4 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How Berea CDP residents usually get to work

Driving alone was the largest listed mode at 72.4%; 0.0% used public transit and 6.8% worked from home.

Drive alone72.4% ±7.6 pp

Carpool18.1% ±3.9 pp

Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp

Walk0.0% ±0.3 pp

Bicycle0.0% ±0.3 pp

Work from home6.8% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 7,229 estimated workers as its denominator. Categories shown here do not include every ACS mode.

03 / PEER CONTEXT

How Berea CDP compares with similar-size places

This place's mean commute is at the 49th percentile among covered under 25k places; each percentile describes one metric only.

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

49^thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 51% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

24^thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 76% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

18^thTransit percentile

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

14^th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind Berea CDP's commute shares

The 2024 estimates cover 7,229 workers age 16+, including 6,741 workers with reported travel time and 488 home workers.

Population estimate16,862± 1,551 MOE

Workers age 16+7,229± 774 MOE

Workers with travel time6,741± 809 MOE

Estimated home workers488± 146 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.

05 / SAME STATE

Comparable South Carolina commute records for Berea CDP

These 8 same-state records are the closest population peers available in the published dataset, not recommendations or a composite ranking.

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