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Counties in South Carolina by mean travel time to work

McCormick County had the highest mean travel time to work of 46 counties in 2021, at 34.3 minutes. Greenwood County had the lowest, at 20.3 minutes. The median was 27.8 minutes and the figure for South Carolina was 25.3 minutes. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest34.3McCormick County
Lowest20.3Greenwood County
Median27.846 counties
South Carolina25.3History

All counties, 2021

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McCormick CountyMcCormick County: 34.3 minutes34.3Saluda CountySaluda County: 33.3 minutes33.3Allendale CountyAllendale County: 32.9 minutes32.9Colleton CountyColleton County: 32.2 minutes32.2Williamsburg CountyWilliamsburg County: 32 minutes32Hampton CountyHampton County: 31.8 minutes31.8Barnwell CountyBarnwell County: 31.7 minutes31.7Dorchester CountyDorchester County: 30.8 minutes30.8Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 30.7 minutes30.7Marion CountyMarion County: 30.6 minutes30.6Chester CountyChester County: 30.2 minutes30.2Clarendon CountyClarendon County: 29.8 minutes29.8Fairfield CountyFairfield County: 29.8 minutes29.8Orangeburg CountyOrangeburg County: 29.6 minutes29.6Bamberg CountyBamberg County: 29.4 minutes29.4Abbeville CountyAbbeville County: 29 minutes29Georgetown CountyGeorgetown County: 28.9 minutes28.9Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 28.5 minutes28.5Kershaw CountyKershaw County: 28.4 minutes28.4Lee CountyLee County: 28.4 minutes28.4Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 28.2 minutes28.2Jasper CountyJasper County: 28 minutes28Edgefield CountyEdgefield County: 27.9 minutes27.9York CountyYork County: 27.6 minutes27.6Union CountyUnion County: 26.7 minutes26.7Marlboro CountyMarlboro County: 26.6 minutes26.6Laurens CountyLaurens County: 26.4 minutes26.4Pickens CountyPickens County: 26.4 minutes26.4Lexington CountyLexington County: 26 minutes26Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 25.4 minutes25.4Anderson CountyAnderson County: 25.1 minutes25.1Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 25.1 minutes25.1Newberry CountyNewberry County: 24.9 minutes24.9Oconee CountyOconee County: 24.8 minutes24.8Aiken CountyAiken County: 24.6 minutes24.6Charleston CountyCharleston County: 24.3 minutes24.3Spartanburg CountySpartanburg County: 23.7 minutes23.7Greenville CountyGreenville County: 23.6 minutes23.6Darlington CountyDarlington County: 23.3 minutes23.3Beaufort CountyBeaufort County: 22.8 minutes22.8Richland CountyRichland County: 22.8 minutes22.8Florence CountyFlorence County: 22.7 minutes22.7Sumter CountySumter County: 22.7 minutes22.7Dillon CountyDillon County: 22.6 minutes22.6Horry CountyHorry County: 22.5 minutes22.5Greenwood CountyGreenwood County: 20.3 minutes20.3
minutes. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
minutes
1McCormick County Estimated34.3
2Saluda County Estimated33.3
3Allendale County Estimated32.9
4Colleton County Estimated32.2
5Williamsburg County Estimated32
6Hampton County Estimated31.8
7Barnwell County Estimated31.7
8Dorchester County Estimated30.8
9Lancaster County Estimated30.7
10Marion County Estimated30.6
11Chester County Estimated30.2
12Clarendon County Estimated29.8
12Fairfield County Estimated29.8
14Orangeburg County Estimated29.6
15Bamberg County Estimated29.4
16Abbeville County Estimated29
17Georgetown County Estimated28.9
18Calhoun County Estimated28.5
19Kershaw County Estimated28.4
19Lee County Estimated28.4
21Berkeley County Estimated28.2
22Jasper County Estimated28
23Edgefield County Estimated27.9
24York County Estimated27.6
25Union County Estimated26.7
26Marlboro County Estimated26.6
27Laurens County Estimated26.4
27Pickens County Estimated26.4
29Lexington County Estimated26
30Cherokee County Estimated25.4
31Anderson County Estimated25.1
31Chesterfield County Estimated25.1
33Newberry County Estimated24.9
34Oconee County Estimated24.8
35Aiken County Estimated24.6
36Charleston County Estimated24.3
37Spartanburg County Estimated23.7
38Greenville County Estimated23.6
39Darlington County Estimated23.3
40Beaufort County Estimated22.8
40Richland County Estimated22.8
42Florence County Estimated22.7
42Sumter County Estimated22.7
44Dillon County Estimated22.6
45Horry County Estimated22.5
46Greenwood County Estimated20.3

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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.

ACS five-year estimates: the period labels the final year of the five-year survey window, not a single calendar year. Calculated from aggregate minutes in B08135 and workers in B08303, with both inputs stored. Missing or suppressed county inputs are left out. Not mixed with ACS one-year estimates.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest mean travel time to work?

McCormick County, with 34.3 minutes in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest mean travel time to work?

Greenwood County, with 20.3 minutes in 2021.

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. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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