Photo: U.S. Geological Survey · Public domainMaking a living in Atlantic Beach
For 5% of workers, the job is at home, next to 12% for South Carolina as a whole. A typical one-way commute from Atlantic Beach lasts 18 minutes (South Carolina 26, U.S. 26). Employers in Atlantic Beach report 91 jobs; 63 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Atlantic Beach, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 63 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 91 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.44 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
24% of working residents work in North Myrtle Beach
Where Atlantic Beach clocks in
24% of workers
21% of workers
6% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Atlantic Beach
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Atlantic Beach, 2013 → 2023: 79 → 91. 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 Atlantic Beach’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 18 minutes each way, quicker than most of South Carolina
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Atlantic Beach workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 108 commuters (the 5% 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.
How far Atlantic Beach’s workers travel
About 29% 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.
Next door is work for 24% of Atlantic Beach
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Atlantic Beach workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Beach | – | — | — | 18 min | $33,500 |
| North Myrtle Beach | 24% | B | A− | 22 min | $72,722 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to North Myrtle Beach. Darker towns draw more of Atlantic Beach’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 Atlantic Beach: questions
What is the median household income in Atlantic Beach?
$33,500 (±$17,043) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Atlantic Beach?
29.5%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Atlantic Beach?
18 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Atlantic Beach work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are North Myrtle Beach (24%, 2 mi), Myrtle Beach (21%, 12 mi), Conway (6%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Atlantic Beach without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 28% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Atlantic Beach, from the people who make the trip.
More of Atlantic Beach
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.