ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · SC · GEOID 45405252024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Laurel Bay, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip28.0 min±12.5 min MOE
Worked from home1.0%±1.1 pp MOE
Drove alone88.8%±9.7 pp MOE
60+ minute trip9.3%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 commute24.3 min → 28.0 min▲ 3.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home2.9% → 1.0%▼ 1.8 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone77.2% → 88.8%▲ 11.6 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone88.8% ±9.7 pp
Carpool8.4% ±5.1 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.8 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.8 pp
Bicycle0.4% ±0.6 pp
Work from home1.0% ±1.1 pp

Each share uses 2,382 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.

68thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 68% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

1thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 99% 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.

67th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 67% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate5,882± 1,156 MOE
Workers age 16+2,382± 513 MOE
Workers with travel time2,357± 512 MOE
Estimated home workers25± 27 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.