ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · SC · GEOID 45308502024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Greenville, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip19.0 min±1.2 min MOE
Worked from home15.9%±1.8 pp MOE
Drove alone73.1%±1.5 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 commute20.3 min → 19.0 min▼ 1.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home9.7% → 15.9%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit1.3% → 0.6%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone76.1% → 73.1%▼ 3.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone73.1% ±1.5 pp
Carpool5.2% ±1.3 pp
Public transit0.6% ±0.4 pp
Walk3.3% ±0.9 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.2 pp
Work from home15.9% ±1.8 pp

Each share uses 39,527 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.

13thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 87% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

60thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 60% of covered places in the 25k–100k population band.

39thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 61% 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 estimate72,935± 52 MOE
Workers age 16+39,527± 1,240 MOE
Workers with travel time33,246± 1,134 MOE
Estimated home workers6,281± 755 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.