Most of Bonneau commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
There are 50 jobs in Bonneau, against 228 working residents. Hardly any stay in Bonneau for work; outside it, North Charleston is the main destination (20%, 28 miles). Commuters spend 34 minutes getting to work on average, next to 26 for South Carolina and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Bonneau: the gist
Bonneau’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Bonneau is North Charleston, 28 miles away as the crow flies. 20% of working residents (46) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Bonneau is a place people come home to
There are 50 jobs based in Bonneau, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Bonneau has about 260 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Bonneau workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 26 across South Carolina. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical 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; with 228 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far it is to work from Bonneau
About 18% 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.
In and out of Bonneau on a workday
On a workday 228 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Bonneau on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Each way, about 34 minutes from Bonneau
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bonneau workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 221 commuters (the 9% 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.
The towns that employ Bonneau’s residents
Where Bonneau clocks in
20% of workers
17% of workers
9% 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 kinds of work in Bonneau
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bonneau, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 50. 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 Bonneau’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Bonneau: questions
What is the median household income in Bonneau?
$47,604 (±$7,642) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bonneau?
32.5%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bonneau?
34 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bonneau work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are North Charleston (20%, 28 mi), Moncks Corner (17%, 8 mi), Charleston (9%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bonneau without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bonneau, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bonneau
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.