ACS 2024 5-YEAR ESTIMATES↗ DIRECTIONAL CHANGE FROM 2021UPDATED JAN 29, 2026
COMMUTESHIFTHow America gets to work
PLACE · SC · GEOID 45788202024 5-YEAR

COMMUTE PROFILE

Woodfield, South Carolina

Mean one-way trip22.9 min±6.5 min MOE
Worked from home6.5%±2.7 pp MOE
Drove alone80.7%±7.9 pp MOE
60+ minute trip6.9%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 commute23.4 min → 22.9 min▼ 0.5 min

Average for workers who did not work from home.

Work from home3.3% → 6.5%▲ 3.2 pp

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

Public transit2.3% → 0.5%▼ 1.8 pp

Public transportation excluding taxi.

Drive alone72.8% → 80.7%▲ 7.9 pp

Car, truck, or van—drove alone.

02 / MODE SHARE

How residents usually get to work

Drive alone80.7% ±7.9 pp
Carpool7.5% ±3.7 pp
Public transit0.5% ±0.8 pp
Walk1.0% ±1.1 pp
Bicycle0.0% ±0.5 pp
Work from home6.5% ±2.7 pp

Each share uses 4,169 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.

38thMean commute percentile

Mean commute time is lower than about 62% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

22thWork-from-home percentile

The work-from-home share is lower than about 78% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

56thTransit percentile

The public-transit share is higher than about 56% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

52th60+ minute percentile

The 60+ minute share is higher than about 52% of covered places in the under 25k population band.

04 / ESTIMATE BASE

The counts behind the shares

Population estimate9,465± 1,464 MOE
Workers age 16+4,169± 704 MOE
Workers with travel time3,900± 703 MOE
Estimated home workers269± 123 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.