Photo: Festiva76 (Uploads) · Public domainWith 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Burnettown works elsewhere
Household incomes here are lower than in 87% of U.S. towns. Employers in Burnettown report 315 jobs, and 1,301 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Burnettown is better than 20% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Burnettown
Stores, warehouses and trucking
56% of the jobs in Burnettown are in trade, transport and utilities, against 15% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
A lot of Burnettown workers cross into Georgia
18% of Burnettown workers work outside South Carolina, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Augusta (21%), Martinez (1%) and Evans (1%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Burnettown is a place people come home to
There are 315 jobs based in Burnettown, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Burnettown has about 2,300 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Burnettown’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
Job access by car holds Burnettown’s grade up (ahead of 66% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($50,347, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Burnettown could be anywhere from D to A−.
Jobs in Burnettown: what the 315 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Burnettown, 2014 → 2024: 139 → 315. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Burnettown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
21% of working residents work in Augusta
Where Burnettown clocks in
13% 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.
Burnettown quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,289 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 303 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Burnettown on a workday afternoon, 30% 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 2024, primary jobs.
A commute of about 22 minutes in Burnettown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Burnettown workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 970 commuters (the 10% 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 Burnettown goes to work
About 20% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The commute in Burnettown is mostly behind the wheel
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,075 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). 1.6% of Burnettown households have no vehicle (South Carolina 5.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Burnettown’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,453 U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400, Burnettown comes 3,557th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 89 | Isle of Palms SC | 4,377 | $157K | 2.5% | 1.3% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 98 | India Hook SC | 3,960 | $107K | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 503 | Golden Grove SC | 2,913 | $73K | 3.1% | 1.6% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,555 | Columbus KS | 2,866 | $38K | 21.3% | 3.0% | 26% | C− |
| 3,556 | Montgomery City MO | 2,782 | $58K | 17.7% | 3.9% | 27% | C− |
| 3,557 | Burnettown SC | 3,267 | $50K | 19.6% | 6.4% | 1% | C− |
| 3,558 | Ridgecrest FL | 3,571 | $50K | 21.1% | 10.4% | <1% | C− |
| 3,559 | Shelby MT | 3,313 | $58K | 13.8% | 3.7% | 50% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Burnettown, the top three, the last and three more from South Carolina.
The towns around Burnettown
The biggest share goes to North Augusta (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Burnettown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnettown | – | C− | D | 22 min | $50,347 |
| Clearwater | 1% | C− | C+ | 26 min | $51,731 |
| Langley | under 1% | C− | B+ | 23 min | $53,646 |
| North Augusta | 5% | B+ | C+ | 23 min | $86,092 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Burnettown’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 2024, 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 Burnettown: questions
What is the median household income in Burnettown?
$50,347 (±$21,838) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Burnettown?
19.6%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Burnettown?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Burnettown work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Augusta (21%, 16 mi), Aiken (13%, 8 mi), North Augusta (5%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Burnettown walkable?
Burnettown is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Burnettown without a car?
1% 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 Burnettown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Burnettown
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.