Cane Savannah has higher household incomes than 92% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 4.6% of residents, next to 14.1% across South Carolina. Cane Savannah grades A− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. 0% of workers work from home (South Carolina 12%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Cane Savannah
Cane Savannah is a place people come home to
There are 18 jobs based in Cane Savannah, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cane Savannah has about 1,100 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Cane Savannah and Sumter trade workers both ways
Sumter is the top workplace for Cane Savannah residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Cane Savannah come from (22% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Cane Savannah workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 12% across South Carolina. Almost everyone here travels to a job. 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 495 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Cane Savannah’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, Cane Savannah is better than 84% of U.S. towns. Household income holds Cane Savannah’s grade up ($131,705, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 44% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
Unemployment (11.8%) is left out: Cane Savannah’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Cane Savannah could be anywhere from C− to A.
The daily flow of workers through Cane Savannah
On a workday 495 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 18 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,100 people are in Cane Savannah on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.
0.04 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
31% of working residents work in Sumter
Where Cane Savannah clocks in
31% of workers
6% of workers
1% 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 trip to work from Cane Savannah: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cane Savannah workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 759 commuters (the 0% 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.
Cane Savannah works in goods: 39% of its jobs
18 jobs are based in Cane Savannah.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cane Savannah, 2013 → 2023: 113 → 18. 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 Cane Savannah’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Cane Savannah
About 19% 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.
The commute in Cane Savannah is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Cane Savannah is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 5.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 2.4% across South Carolina, on an EPA index of 4.5.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 759 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.8% of Cane Savannah households have no vehicle (South Carolina 5.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Cane Savannah’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100, Cane Savannah comes 507th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 267 | Pimlico SC | 1,765 | $137K | 4.8% | 0.0% | 0% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 272 | Sullivan's Island SC | 1,961 | $193K | 8.8% | 1.5% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 374 | Folly Beach SC | 2,081 | $102K | 4.0% | 2.1% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 505 | Springvale Township MN | 1,626 | $104K | 5.4% | 0.3% | <1% | A− |
| 506 | Stockbridge WI | 1,419 | $99K | 3.7% | 1.0% | 2% | A− |
| 507 | Cane Savannah SC | 1,551 | $132K | 4.6% | 11.8% | 0% | A− |
| 508 | Woodland Hills UT | 1,707 | $152K | 5.6% | 2.0% | 2% | A− |
| 509 | Leet Township PA | 1,551 | $93K | 6.3% | 3.8% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Cane Savannah, the top three, the last and three more from South Carolina.
Cane Savannah and its neighbors: 31% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cane Savannah workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cane Savannah | – | A− | B− | 20 min | $131,705 |
| Wedgefield | under 1% | C | D− | 42 min | $44,410 |
| Sumter | 31% | C− | B | 20 min | $55,592 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Sumter. Darker towns draw more of Cane Savannah’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 Cane Savannah: questions
What is the median household income in Cane Savannah?
$131,705 (±$123,738) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cane Savannah?
4.6%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cane Savannah?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cane Savannah work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Sumter (31%, 4 mi), Columbia (6%, 28 mi), Manning (1%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Cane Savannah walkable?
Cane Savannah is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 4.5 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Cane Savannah without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cane Savannah, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cane Savannah
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.