ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · SC · GEOID 45258102024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Florence, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip18.7 min±2.1 min MOE
Worked from home11.0%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone76.3%±4.1 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.1%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 commute19.5 min → 18.7 min▼ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.4% → 11.0%▲ 1.6 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.9%▲ 0.5 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.4% → 76.3%▼ 3.1 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone76.3% ±4.1 pp
Carpool10.2% ±2.9 pp
Public transit0.9% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home11.0% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 18,066 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.

12thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 88% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

36thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 64% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

48thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 52% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

14th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 86% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate40,408± 41 MOE
Workers age 16+18,066± 712 MOE
Workers with travel time16,080± 905 MOE
Estimated home workers1,986± 647 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.