Most of Chickasaw Point commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Chickasaw Point report 61 jobs; 280 of its residents have a job. Only 2% work in Chickasaw Point itself; outside it, Walhalla draws the most (8%, 16 miles). 32% of workers have no commute at all, where South Carolina as a whole has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Chickasaw Point in brief
Chickasaw Point is a place people come home to
There are 61 jobs based in Chickasaw Point, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Chickasaw Point has about 400 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Chickasaw Point
33% of Chickasaw Point workers work from home, against 12% across South Carolina. Time on the road ↓
Chickasaw Point workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across South Carolina. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 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 280 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Chickasaw Point
On a workday 274 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 55 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Chickasaw Point on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
The trip to work from Chickasaw Point: about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chickasaw Point workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 139 commuters (the 33% 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 Chickasaw Point’s residents
Where Chickasaw Point clocks in
8% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Chickasaw Point
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chickasaw Point, 2013 → 2023: 12 → 61. 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 Chickasaw Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Chickasaw Point commutes less than 21 miles
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.
Around Chickasaw Point: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chickasaw Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chickasaw Point | – | — | — | 31 min | $84,875 |
| South Union | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. South Union: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chickasaw Point’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 Chickasaw Point: questions
What is the median household income in Chickasaw Point?
$84,875 (±$30,507) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chickasaw Point?
8.7%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chickasaw Point?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chickasaw Point work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Walhalla (8%, 16 mi), Greenville (5%, 46 mi), Clemson (4%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chickasaw Point without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chickasaw Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chickasaw Point
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.