ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · SC · GEOID 45637002024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Sans Souci, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip23.3 min±5.4 min MOE
Worked from home17.5%±5.2 pp MOE
Drove alone68.0%±6.0 pp MOE
60+ minute trip4.1%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 commute24.5 min → 23.3 min▼ 1.2 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home5.5% → 17.5%▲ 12.0 pp

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

Public transit0.9% → 0.3%▼ 0.7 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone75.9% → 68.0%▼ 8.0 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone68.0% ±6.0 pp
Carpool12.1% ±5.8 pp
Public transit0.3% ±0.4 pp
Walk0.6% ±0.6 pp
Bicycle1.6% ±1.5 pp
Work from home17.5% ±5.2 pp

Each share uses 3,967 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.

40thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 60% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

72thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 72% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

48thTransit percentile

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

27th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 73% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate7,665± 737 MOE
Workers age 16+3,967± 532 MOE
Workers with travel time3,272± 533 MOE
Estimated home workers695± 228 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.