ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · SC · GEOID 45430002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Lugoff, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip28.3 min±4.3 min MOE
Worked from home13.2%±3.4 pp MOE
Drove alone77.8%±4.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.8%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 commute28.0 min → 28.3 min▲ 0.3 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.0% → 13.2%▲ 8.1 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.0%— 0.0 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone88.9% → 77.8%▼ 11.2 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.8% ±4.3 pp
Carpool9.1% ±3.5 pp
Public transit0.0% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.0% ±0.4 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.4 pp
Work from home13.2% ±3.4 pp

Each share uses 4,749 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.

69thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 69% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

57thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 57% 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.

34th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 66% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,786± 705 MOE
Workers age 16+4,749± 451 MOE
Workers with travel time4,124± 419 MOE
Estimated home workers625± 170 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.