ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · SC · GEOID 45392202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Ladson, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip30.9 min±6.5 min MOE
Worked from home11.3%±4.9 pp MOE
Drove alone71.6%±7.5 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.7%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 commute30.0 min → 30.9 min▲ 0.9 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 11.3%▲ 6.2 pp

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

Public transit1.4% → 0.0%▼ 1.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.4% → 71.6%▼ 5.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone71.6% ±7.5 pp
Carpool14.0% ±4.4 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.3 pp
Walk1.1% ±1.0 pp
Bicycle0.2% ±0.4 pp
Work from home11.3% ±4.9 pp

Each share uses 8,005 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.

80thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 80% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48thWork-from-home percentile

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

18thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is lower than about 82% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

69th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate16,140± 1,401 MOE
Workers age 16+8,005± 839 MOE
Workers with travel time7,103± 868 MOE
Estimated home workers902± 403 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.