Earning a living in City View
Working residents average 16 minutes each way, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. Home is the office for 0% of workers, next to 12% for South Carolina as a whole. Hardly any work in City View; the top destination outside it is Greenville (28%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in City View: the figures worth knowing
City View and Greenville trade workers both ways
Greenville is the top workplace for City View residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in City View come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from City View are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 26 across South Carolina. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical South Carolina worker, and quicker than any town next door (19 to 24 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Few City View 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 341 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where City View goes to work
Where City View clocks in
28% 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.
About 16 minutes to work from City View
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of City View workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 353 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.
City View on a workday afternoon
On a workday 341 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 205 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in City View on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.60 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.
What work there is in City View: 205 jobs
205 jobs are based in City View.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in City View, 2013 → 2023: 167 → 205. 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 City View’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far City View goes to work
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.
Bordering towns draw 31% of City View’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | City View workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City View | – | — | — | 16 min | $37,688 |
| Greenville | 28% | B− | A | 19 min | $71,472 |
| Parker | 2% | C− | B+ | 24 min | $40,043 |
| Sans Souci | 1% | C+ | A− | 23 min | $45,069 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Greenville. Darker towns draw more of City View’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 City View: questions
What is the median household income in City View?
$37,688 (±$31,117) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in City View?
25.5%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from City View?
16 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 City View work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenville (28%, 4 mi), Travelers Rest (3%, 7 mi), Wade Hampton (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around City View without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from City View, from the people who make the trip.
More of City View
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.