Cities in South Carolina by mean travel time to work, 2024
York, SC had the highest mean travel time to work of 43 cities in 2024, at 31.5 minutes. Port Royal, SC had the lowest, at 14.4 minutes. The median was 22.5 minutes and the figure for South Carolina was 25.6 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
All cities, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Cities | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | York, SC Estimated | 31.5 | +2.2 |
| 2 | Summerville, SC Estimated | 31.2 | +1.1 |
| 3 | Tega Cay, SC Estimated | 30.6 | +2.5 |
| 4 | Moncks Corner, SC Estimated | 29 | +0.1 |
| 5 | Bluffton, SC Estimated | 28.3 | +2.2 |
| 6 | Easley, SC Estimated | 27 | 0 |
| 7 | Goose Creek, SC Estimated | 26.7 | +0.7 |
| 8 | Fort Mill, SC Estimated | 26.3 | -0.9 |
| 9 | Lexington, SC Estimated | 25.2 | +1.2 |
| 10 | Rock Hill, SC Estimated | 25 | -0.3 |
| 11 | Mount Pleasant, SC Estimated | 24.9 | -0.3 |
| 12 | Hardeeville, SC Estimated | 24.5 | +2.3 |
| 12 | North Charleston, SC Estimated | 24.5 | 0 |
| 14 | Greer, SC Estimated | 24.3 | 0 |
| 14 | Newberry, SC Estimated | 24.3 | -1.1 |
| 14 | Orangeburg, SC Estimated | 24.3 | +0.5 |
| 17 | Aiken, SC Estimated | 24.2 | +0.7 |
| 17 | Charleston, SC Estimated | 24.2 | +0.4 |
| 19 | Conway, SC Estimated | 24 | +1.6 |
| 20 | Hanahan, SC Estimated | 23.9 | -0.6 |
| 21 | Irmo, SC Estimated | 23.7 | -1.1 |
| 22 | James Island, SC Estimated | 22.5 | -0.1 |
| 22 | North Augusta, SC Estimated | 22.5 | -0.1 |
| 24 | Simpsonville, SC Estimated | 22.4 | -1 |
| 25 | Anderson, SC Estimated | 22 | +0.5 |
| 25 | North Myrtle Beach, SC Estimated | 22 | -0.5 |
| 27 | Mauldin, SC Estimated | 21.1 | -0.2 |
| 28 | Fountain Inn, SC Estimated | 20.7 | -1.1 |
| 29 | Spartanburg, SC Estimated | 20.2 | -0.7 |
| 30 | Forest Acres, SC Estimated | 19.8 | -1 |
| 31 | Cayce, SC Estimated | 19.6 | -0.7 |
| 31 | Sumter, SC Estimated | 19.6 | -0.6 |
| 33 | West Columbia, SC Estimated | 19.5 | +1.4 |
| 34 | Greenville, SC Estimated | 19 | -0.9 |
| 35 | Clemson, SC Estimated | 18.9 | -0.6 |
| 36 | Gaffney, SC Estimated | 18.8 | +0.9 |
| 37 | Florence, SC Estimated | 18.7 | 0 |
| 38 | Hilton Head Island, SC Estimated | 18.5 | +0.1 |
| 39 | Beaufort, SC Estimated | 18.3 | -0.4 |
| 40 | Greenwood, SC Estimated | 17.9 | +1.7 |
| 41 | Columbia, SC Estimated | 17.7 | +0.3 |
| 41 | Myrtle Beach, SC Estimated | 17.7 | -0.8 |
| 43 | Port Royal, SC Estimated | 14.4 | +0.9 |
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About this ranking
Mean one-way travel time to work in minutes for workers aged 16 and over who did not work from home.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in South Carolina by mean travel time to work, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/
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American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by mean travel time to work, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/south-carolina-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in South Carolina by mean travel time to work, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/south-carolina-cities.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by mean travel time to work, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/mean-travel-time-to-work/south-carolina-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Questions
Which city has the highest mean travel time to work?
York, SC, with 31.5 minutes in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which city has the lowest mean travel time to work?
Port Royal, SC, with 14.4 minutes in 2024.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates: mean travel time to work, B08135 aggregate minutes divided by B08303 workers not working at home, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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