BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C.- American commutes are getting longer, with a U.S. Census Bureau report released in 2021 revealing the average one-way commute in 2019 reached a record high of 27.6 minutes. Combined with high gas prices, workers’ daily commutes are increasingly time-consuming and expensive—so much so that some are calling for commutes to count as part of the workday.
Even worse are travel times for “super commuters“—that unlucky 10% of Americans traveling more than one hour each way to punch a clock.
Stacker compiled statistics about the average commute in Berkeley County using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Statistics are calculated based on 2020 5-year estimates. Berkeley County has a shorter commute than four out of six neighboring counties, with Williamsburg County, SC having the longest commute at 31.7 minutes.
Berkeley County commuting by the numbers:
- Average commute: 28.3 minutes
- 12.6% higher than state average
- #18 worst commute in the state
- Workers with 1+ hour commute: 8.2%
- Workers who drive to work: 91.1%
- Workers who carpool to work: 8.4%
- Workers who take public transport to work: 0.5%
- Workers who work from home: 4.9%
- Left for work between 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.: 17.7%
- Worked outside county of residence: 54.6%
Commutes in neighboring counties
#1. Charleston County, SC: 24.2 minutes
#2. Georgetown County, SC: 27.4 minutes
#3. Berkeley County, SC: 28.3 minutes
#4. Orangeburg County, SC: 29.7 minutes
#5. Clarendon County, SC: 30.3 minutes
#6. Dorchester County, SC: 30.6 minutes
#7. Williamsburg County, SC: 31.7 minutes
Counties with the best commute in South Carolina
#1. Greenwood County: 20.6 minutes
#2. Dillon County: 21.8 minutes
#3. Horry County: 22.2 minutes
Counties with the worst commute in South Carolina
#1. Williamsburg County: 31.7 minutes
#2. McCormick County: 31.6 minutes
#3. Allendale County: 31.5 minutes
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