Charleston, North Charleston Metro Area Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | South Carolina | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 326,159, 100% | 2,022,019 | 141,337,148 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 263,144, 80.68%, see rank | 82.69% | 76.41% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 28,794, 8.83%, see rank | 9.32% | 9.59% |
Public Transportation | 4,806, 1.47%, see rank | 0.61% | 5.06% |
Walked | 9,206, 2.82%, see rank | 2.10% | 2.78% |
Other Means | 6,128, 1.88%, see rank | 1.66% | 1.79% |
Worked at Home | 14,081, 4.32%, see rank | 3.61% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankCharleston, North Charleston Area | 24.6 minutes |
South Carolina | 23.5 minutes |
U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | South Carolina | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 312,171, 100% | 1,988,444 | 139,893,639 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 251,632, 80.61%, see rank | 82.19% | 76.14% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 29,972, 9.60%, see rank | 9.91% | 10.03% |
Public Transportation | 3,931, 1.26%, see rank | 0.60% | 4.98% |
Walked | 8,437, 2.70%, see rank | 2.03% | 2.82% |
Other Means | 5,804, 1.86%, see rank | 1.62% | 1.76% |
Worked at Home | 12,395, 3.97%, see rank | 3.65% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankCharleston, North Charleston Area | 24.3 minutes |
South Carolina | 23.2 minutes |
U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | South Carolina | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 308,044, 100% | 1,989,319 | 139,255,035 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 249,437, 80.97%, see rank | 81.57% | 76.00% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 29,813, 9.68%, see rank | 10.57% | 10.35% |
Public Transportation | 3,723, 1.21%, see rank | 0.64% | 4.94% |
Walked | 8,213, 2.67%, see rank | 1.86% | 2.85% |
Other Means | 5,609, 1.82%, see rank | 1.59% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 11,249, 3.65%, see rank | 3.77% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankCharleston, North Charleston Area | 24.4 minutes |
South Carolina | 23.0 minutes |
U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Charleston, North Charleston Area | South Carolina | U.S. |
Workers 16 Years and Over | 302,002, 100% | 1,955,010 | 138,541,405 |
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 244,595, 80.99%, see rank | 81.26% | 75.92% |
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 30,303, 10.03%, see rank | 10.98% | 10.52% |
Public Transportation | 3,413, 1.13%, see rank | 0.69% | 4.95% |
Walked | 7,600, 2.52%, see rank | 1.86% | 2.86% |
Other Means | 5,527, 1.83%, see rank | 1.61% | 1.72% |
Worked at Home | 10,564, 3.50%, see rank | 3.61% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rankCharleston, North Charleston Area | 24.0 minutes |
South Carolina | 23.0 minutes |
U.S. | 25.2 minutes |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.