ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · SC · GEOID 45268902024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Fort Mill, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip26.3 min±3.4 min MOE
Worked from home27.5%±3.9 pp MOE
Drove alone66.0%±4.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.1%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 commute26.9 min → 26.3 min▼ 0.6 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home17.5% → 27.5%▲ 10.0 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.3%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.9% → 66.0%▼ 10.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone66.0% ±4.5 pp
Carpool4.0% ±1.4 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.3 pp
Walk0.8% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.2 pp
Work from home27.5% ±3.9 pp

Each share uses 15,095 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.

56thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 56% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

91thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

27thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

46th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 54% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate30,775± 44 MOE
Workers age 16+15,095± 724 MOE
Workers with travel time10,937± 872 MOE
Estimated home workers4,158± 615 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.