ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · SC · GEOID 45140952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Chester, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip28.3 min±6.7 min MOE
Worked from home1.6%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone85.3%±7.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip7.8%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 commute30.5 min → 28.3 min▼ 2.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.7% → 1.6%▲ 0.9 pp

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

Public transit0.8% → 0.0%▼ 0.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone84.4% → 85.3%▲ 1.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone85.3% ±7.7 pp
Carpool10.4% ±5.6 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.7% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home1.6% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 2,135 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.

70thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% 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.

58th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 58% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,218± 42 MOE
Workers age 16+2,135± 304 MOE
Workers with travel time2,101± 312 MOE
Estimated home workers34± 39 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.