Most of Arcadia Lakes commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
Only 1% stay in Arcadia Lakes for work; outside it, Columbia is the main destination (42%, 4 miles). There are 181 jobs in Arcadia Lakes, and 351 of its residents work somewhere. Working from home is the commute for 26% of workers; South Carolina has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Arcadia Lakes in brief
42% of Arcadia Lakes works in Columbia
148 working residents, 42%, have their main job in Columbia, 3.8 miles away. That’s 42 times as many as work in Arcadia Lakes itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Arcadia Lakes than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Arcadia Lakes fell from 468 in 2013 to 181 in 2023, −61%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Most Arcadia Lakes residents work close to home
66% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 351 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Arcadia Lakes’ working residents head each day
Where Arcadia Lakes clocks in
42% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Most jobs in Arcadia Lakes are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arcadia Lakes, 2013 → 2023: 468 → 181. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Arcadia Lakes’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Arcadia Lakes commutes
About 19% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Who leaves Arcadia Lakes for work, and who comes in
On a workday 347 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 177 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in Arcadia Lakes on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting from Arcadia Lakes: about 20 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Arcadia Lakes workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 336 commuters (the 26% who work from home are left out). Across South Carolina: 86% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Work in the towns next to Arcadia Lakes
The biggest share goes to Forest Acres (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arcadia Lakes workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia Lakes | – | — | — | 20 min | $103,250 |
| Forest Acres | 5% | B+ | A− | 20 min | $78,306 |
| Dentsville | 3% | C | A | 23 min | $45,473 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Arcadia Lakes’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Arcadia Lakes: questions
What is the median household income in Arcadia Lakes?
$103,250 (±$18,150) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Arcadia Lakes?
3.6%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Arcadia Lakes?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Arcadia Lakes work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbia (42%, 4 mi), Forest Acres (5%, 1 mi), Dentsville (3%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Arcadia Lakes without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Arcadia Lakes, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arcadia Lakes
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.