ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · SC · GEOID 45118332024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Carolina Forest, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip22.0 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home10.5%±2.9 pp MOE
Drove alone80.5%±4.2 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.8%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 commute22.1 min → 22.0 min▼ 0.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.6% → 10.5%▲ 5.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone82.3% → 80.5%▼ 1.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.5% ±4.2 pp
Carpool5.9% ±2.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.2 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.1 pp
Work from home10.5% ±2.9 pp

Each share uses 11,973 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.

28thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 72% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

33thWork-from-home percentile

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

3thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

22th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate26,263± 2,009 MOE
Workers age 16+11,973± 1,135 MOE
Workers with travel time10,710± 1,083 MOE
Estimated home workers1,263± 368 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.