ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · SC · GEOID 45298152024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Goose Creek, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip26.7 min±2.2 min MOE
Worked from home13.3%±3.1 pp MOE
Drove alone70.4%±3.4 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.7%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 commute25.3 min → 26.7 min▲ 1.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.2% → 13.3%▲ 4.1 pp

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

Public transit0.4% → 0.0%▼ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone74.7% → 70.4%▼ 4.3 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone70.4% ±3.4 pp
Carpool10.5% ±2.8 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.1 pp
Walk5.0% ±2.5 pp
Bicycle0.1% ±0.1 pp
Work from home13.3% ±3.1 pp

Each share uses 28,354 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.

58thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 58% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

49thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

9thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 91% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

51th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 51% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate48,078± 61 MOE
Workers age 16+28,354± 974 MOE
Workers with travel time24,587± 1,333 MOE
Estimated home workers3,767± 895 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.