Most of Belvedere commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Household incomes here are lower than in 84% of U.S. towns. 287 jobs are based in Belvedere, and 1,930 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Belvedere B−; getting around on foot earns it C.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Belvedere
A lot of Belvedere workers cross into Georgia
26% of Belvedere workers work outside South Carolina, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Augusta (25%), Martinez (3%) and Evans (1%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Belvedere is a place people come home to
There are 287 jobs based in Belvedere, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Belvedere has about 3,500 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Belvedere are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across South Carolina. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical South Carolina worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Income, poverty and work: Belvedere’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Belvedere is better than 47% of U.S. towns, #64 of 168 in South Carolina. Unemployment holds Belvedere’s grade up (2.3%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($53,021, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Belvedere could be anywhere from C to B+.
25% of working residents work in Augusta
Where Belvedere clocks in
10% of workers
8% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Belvedere
On a workday 1,914 residents head out to work, 16 work right here, and 271 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,500 people are in Belvedere on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
How long Belvedere spends getting to work: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Belvedere workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,063 commuters (the 17% 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.
What Belvedere’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Belvedere, 2013 → 2023: 211 → 287. 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 Belvedere’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where in the region Belvedere works
About 23% 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.
Getting around Belvedere: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Belvedere is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns, #138 of 169 in South Carolina. Both inputs place Belvedere near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,498 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.6% of Belvedere households have no vehicle (South Carolina 5.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Belvedere’s commuters take a bus or train.
Belvedere is 2,142nd of 3,696 U.S. towns of 3,600 to 7,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 94 | Isle of Palms SC | 4,377 | $157K | 2.5% | 1.3% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 111 | India Hook SC | 3,960 | $107K | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 738 | Baxter Village SC | 4,542 | $152K | 9.2% | 4.1% | 3% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,140 | Lake Worth TX | 4,766 | $82K | 16.6% | 7.7% | 7% | B− |
| 2,141 | Cambria Township PA | 5,672 | $73K | 5.1% | 6.2% | 15% | B− |
| 2,142 | Belvedere SC | 5,180 | $53K | 16.7% | 2.3% | 1% | B− |
| 2,143 | Wilmington IL | 5,614 | $66K | 11.5% | 4.7% | 10% | B− |
| 2,144 | Walker LA | 6,476 | $81K | 12.5% | 6.8% | 6% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,696 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Belvedere, the top three, the last and three more from South Carolina.
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 Belvedere: questions
What is the median household income in Belvedere?
$53,021 (±$13,269) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Belvedere?
16.7%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Belvedere?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Belvedere work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Augusta (25%, 15 mi), North Augusta (10%, 2 mi), Aiken (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Belvedere walkable?
Belvedere is more walkable than 27% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Belvedere without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Belvedere, from the people who make the trip.
More of Belvedere
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.