ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · SC · GEOID 45103602024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Burton, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip25.7 min±12.1 min MOE
Worked from home7.6%±5.2 pp MOE
Drove alone76.8%±6.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip13.8%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 the published estimate?

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

Mean commute25.5 min → 25.7 min▲ 0.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.7% → 7.6%▲ 5.9 pp

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

Public transit1.2% → 0.0%▼ 1.2 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.7% → 76.8%▼ 6.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.8% ±6.6 pp
Carpool14.8% ±10.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.6 pp
Walk0.4% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.6 pp
Work from home7.6% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 3,610 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.

55thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

28thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 72% 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.

84th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,912± 1,381 MOE
Workers age 16+3,610± 933 MOE
Workers with travel time3,337± 904 MOE
Estimated home workers273± 199 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.