Travel Time to Work in South Carolina
Mean travel time to work is the average travel time in minutes that workers usually took to get from home to work (one-way) during the reference week. This measure is obtained by dividing the total number of minutes taken to get from home to work by the number of workers 16 years old and over who did not work at home. The travel time includes time spent waiting for public transportation, picking up passengers in car pools, and time spent in other activities related to getting to work.
South Carolina's mean travel time to work in 2000 was 25.5 minutes, slightly longer than the national mean commute of 24.3 minutes. The mean travel time to work for the state has increased by 5.0 minutes since 1990.
Mean Travel Time to Work: 2000
| South Carolina | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean travel time to work (minutes) | 25.5 | 24.3 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3 Demographic Profiles, Table DP-3.
Travel Time to Work in Minutes: 2000
| South Carolina | United States | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 1,822,969 | 100.0 | 128,279,228 | 100.0 |
| Less Than 5 Minutes | 53,890 | 3.0 | 4,180,407 | 3.3 |
| 5 to 9 Minutes | 193,658 | 10.6 | 13,687,604 | 10.7 |
| 10 to 14 Minutes | 284,615 | 15.6 | 18,618,305 | 14.5 |
| 15 to 19 Minutes | 311,394 | 17.1 | 19,634,328 | 15.3 |
| 20 to 29 Minutes | 382,548 | 21.0 | 25,172,296 | 19.6 |
| 30 to 39 Minutes | 291,504 | 16.0 | 19,581,484 | 15.3 |
| 40 to 59 Minutes | 161,428 | 8.9 | 13,322,833 | 10.4 |
| 60 to 89 Minutes | 61,532 | 3.4 | 6,461,905 | 5.0 |
| 90 or More Minutes | 44,165 | 2.4 | 3,435,843 | 2.7 |
| Worked at Home | 38,235 | 2.1 | 4,184,223 | 3.3 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000. SF3, Table P31.