ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · SC · GEOID 45185652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Darlington, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip18.8 min±4.6 min MOE
Worked from home3.1%±1.9 pp MOE
Drove alone80.4%±7.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.0%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 commute23.8 min → 18.8 min▼ 5.1 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home0.7% → 3.1%▲ 2.5 pp

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

Public transit1.8% → 0.0%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone83.0% → 80.4%▼ 2.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.4% ±7.3 pp
Carpool13.8% ±6.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.9 pp
Walk1.9% ±2.0 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.9 pp
Work from home3.1% ±1.9 pp

Each share uses 2,181 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.

15thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 85% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

5thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 95% 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.

16th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 84% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate6,120± 38 MOE
Workers age 16+2,181± 298 MOE
Workers with travel time2,113± 295 MOE
Estimated home workers68± 42 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.