ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · SC · GEOID 45150402024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clemson University, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip14.0 min±3.9 min MOE
Worked from home10.3%±6.6 pp MOE
Drove alone55.0%±7.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip0.5%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 commute15.8 min → 14.0 min▼ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home15.2% → 10.3%▼ 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 alone45.8% → 55.0%▲ 9.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone55.0% ±7.3 pp
Carpool4.6% ±4.0 pp
Public transit0.0% ±1.4 pp
Walk27.5% ±8.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±1.4 pp
Work from home10.3% ±6.6 pp

Each share uses 1,429 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.

3thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

43thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 57% 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.

1th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 99% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,015± 161 MOE
Workers age 16+1,429± 233 MOE
Workers with travel time1,282± 217 MOE
Estimated home workers147± 98 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.