Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0Work and commuting in Campobello
There are 222 jobs in Campobello, and 270 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Campobello; the top destination outside it is Spartanburg (9%, 18 miles). The average commute takes 36 minutes each way; South Carolina averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Campobello, in a few figures
From Campobello, about 36 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Campobello workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 311 commuters (the 15% 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 daily commute in and out of Campobello
On a workday 266 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 218 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 (0.82 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.
Out of Campobello to work: where people go
Where Campobello clocks in
9% of workers
6% of workers
4% 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.
Jobs in Campobello: what the 222 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Campobello, 2013 → 2023: 276 → 222. 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 Campobello’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Campobello’s commute, mile by mile
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Campobello compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Landrum (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Campobello workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campobello | – | — | — | 36 min | $86,875 |
| Landrum | 4% | C | B+ | 27 min | $44,238 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Campobello’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 Campobello: questions
What is the median household income in Campobello?
$86,875 (±$22,701) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Campobello?
10.7%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Campobello?
36 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Campobello work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Spartanburg (9%, 18 mi), Greenville (6%, 23 mi), Landrum (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Campobello 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 Campobello, from the people who make the trip.
More of Campobello
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.