Columbia Metro Area Historical Commuting to Work Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| | Columbia Area | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 363,061, 100% | 2,022,019 | 141,337,148 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 295,689, 81.44%, see rank | 82.69% | 76.41% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 27,815, 7.66%, see rank | 9.32% | 9.59% |
| Public Transportation | 2,552, 0.70%, see rank | 0.61% | 5.06% |
| Walked | 11,999, 3.30%, see rank | 2.10% | 2.78% |
| Other Means | 9,231, 2.54%, see rank | 1.66% | 1.79% |
| Worked at Home | 15,775, 4.34%, see rank | 3.61% | 4.37% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Columbia Area | 23.2 minutes |
| South Carolina | 23.5 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.7 minutes |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| | Columbia Area | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 358,736, 100% | 1,988,444 | 139,893,639 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 290,743, 81.05%, see rank | 82.19% | 76.14% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 30,756, 8.57%, see rank | 9.91% | 10.03% |
| Public Transportation | 2,667, 0.74%, see rank | 0.60% | 4.98% |
| Walked | 9,397, 2.62%, see rank | 2.03% | 2.82% |
| Other Means | 8,881, 2.48%, see rank | 1.62% | 1.76% |
| Worked at Home | 16,292, 4.54%, see rank | 3.65% | 4.27% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Columbia Area | 23.0 minutes |
| South Carolina | 23.2 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.4 minutes |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| | Columbia Area | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 358,181, 100% | 1,989,319 | 139,255,035 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 285,876, 79.81%, see rank | 81.57% | 76.00% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 34,998, 9.77%, see rank | 10.57% | 10.35% |
| Public Transportation | 2,794, 0.78%, see rank | 0.64% | 4.94% |
| Walked | 5,312, 1.48%, see rank | 1.86% | 2.85% |
| Other Means | 8,184, 2.28%, see rank | 1.59% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 21,017, 5.87%, see rank | 3.77% | 4.14% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Columbia Area | 23.3 minutes |
| South Carolina | 23.0 minutes |
| U.S. | 25.3 minutes |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| | Columbia Area | South Carolina | U.S. |
| Workers 16 Years and Over | 346,364, 100% | 1,955,010 | 138,541,405 |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone | 274,741, 79.32%, see rank | 81.26% | 75.92% |
| Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled | 35,730, 10.32%, see rank | 10.98% | 10.52% |
| Public Transportation | 3,332, 0.96%, see rank | 0.69% | 4.95% |
| Walked | 5,305, 1.53%, see rank | 1.86% | 2.86% |
| Other Means | 7,197, 2.08%, see rank | 1.61% | 1.72% |
| Worked at Home | 20,059, 5.79%, see rank | 3.61% | 4.02% |
Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank| Columbia Area | 23.4 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.
