ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · SC · GEOID 45149502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clemson, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip18.9 min±3.0 min MOE
Worked from home9.8%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone69.7%±5.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip1.7%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 commute20.8 min → 18.9 min▼ 1.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home11.4% → 9.8%▼ 1.5 pp

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

Public transit5.8% → 3.5%▼ 2.3 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone63.8% → 69.7%▲ 5.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone69.7% ±5.3 pp
Carpool9.7% ±4.6 pp
Public transit3.5% ±1.2 pp
Walk6.1% ±2.2 pp
Bicycle0.5% ±0.6 pp
Work from home9.8% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 8,163 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.

16thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

40thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

86thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

6th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 94% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate18,072± 94 MOE
Workers age 16+8,163± 627 MOE
Workers with travel time7,361± 612 MOE
Estimated home workers802± 230 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.