ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · SC · GEOID 45152952024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Clinton, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip18.5 min±3.6 min MOE
Worked from home2.3%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone80.3%±5.6 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.7%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 commute20.1 min → 18.5 min▼ 1.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.3% → 2.3%▼ 3.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 1.1%▲ 1.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.8% → 80.3%▲ 2.5 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.3% ±5.6 pp
Carpool10.8% ±4.7 pp
Public transit1.1% ±2.0 pp
Walk5.2% ±2.7 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.7 pp
Work from home2.3% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 3,071 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.

14thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 86% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

3thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 97% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

70thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 70% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

33th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,676± 28 MOE
Workers age 16+3,071± 378 MOE
Workers with travel time2,999± 383 MOE
Estimated home workers72± 60 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.