ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · SC · GEOID 45770422024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

White Knoll, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip28.7 min±5.1 min MOE
Worked from home12.3%±3.6 pp MOE
Drove alone77.9%±6.3 pp MOE
60+ minute trip3.7%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 commute26.8 min → 28.7 min▲ 1.8 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home1.3% → 12.3%▲ 11.0 pp

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

Public transit0.0% → 0.4%▲ 0.4 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone89.7% → 77.9%▼ 11.8 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone77.9% ±6.3 pp
Carpool8.9% ±4.0 pp
Public transit0.4% ±0.5 pp
Walk0.2% ±0.3 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home12.3% ±3.6 pp

Each share uses 4,252 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.

71thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is higher than about 71% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

53thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is higher than about 53% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

55thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 55% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

23th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is lower than about 77% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate8,310± 816 MOE
Workers age 16+4,252± 452 MOE
Workers with travel time3,727± 449 MOE
Estimated home workers525± 163 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.