Lee, SC County has a wide range of public transportation options available to its residents. The Tri-County Area Transit (Tcat) is a public transit system that operates throughout Lee County and offers bus service in the cities of Bishopville, Darlington, Lamar, Lynchburg, Manning and Sumter. Tcat also provides a shuttle service between Florence and Columbia Regional airports. Additionally, the South Carolina Rural Transit Agency (RTA) serves Lee County as well as several other rural counties in the state. RTA routes are designed to connect rural communities with urban centers and offer both fixed-route and door-to-door services throughout the region. Lastly, Lee County offers specialized transportation services such as Dial-A-Ride for seniors aged 60 years or older, persons with disabilities and low income families. This service allows eligible individuals to book trips using an online reservation system or calling their local office. With these transportation options available to its residents, Lee County allows them more options to conveniently travel both within the county and beyond its borders.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Lee County takes 26.8 minutes. That's longer than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Lee County get to work:
- 85.8% drive their own car alone
- 7.7% carpool with others
- 2.0% work from home
- 0.4% take mass transit