ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · SC · GEOID 45320652024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Hanahan, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip23.9 min±2.5 min MOE
Worked from home12.1%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone75.0%±4.1 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 commute23.5 min → 23.9 min▲ 0.4 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home6.5% → 12.1%▲ 5.6 pp

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

Public transit2.0% → 1.8%▼ 0.1 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone79.7% → 75.0%▼ 4.7 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone75.0% ±4.1 pp
Carpool8.6% ±2.4 pp
Public transit1.8% ±2.3 pp
Walk0.7% ±0.7 pp
Bicycle0.3% ±0.3 pp
Work from home12.1% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 11,068 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.

44thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

77thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 77% 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 estimate21,452± 40 MOE
Workers age 16+11,068± 599 MOE
Workers with travel time9,730± 570 MOE
Estimated home workers1,338± 308 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.