Photo: Nicolas Henderson from Coppell, Texas · CC BY 2.0Conestee has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
Hardly any work in Conestee itself; outside it, Greenville draws the most (26%, 5 miles). There are 172 jobs in Conestee, and 432 of its residents work somewhere. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, 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
Where Conestee stands out on work
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Conestee’s working residents have a job less than 7 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 40 minutes, longer than the South Carolina average of 26. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Conestee works one town over
31% of working residents work in a town that borders Conestee: Greenville (26%) and Mauldin (5%). Next door ↓
Most Conestee residents work close to home
67% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
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 432 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
About 40 minutes each way, longer than most of South Carolina
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Conestee workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 378 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Conestee
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 a workday changes Conestee
On a workday 431 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 171 people come in from elsewhere.
About 520 people are in Conestee on a workday afternoon, 34% 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.
Where Conestee goes to work
Where Conestee clocks in
26% of workers
5% of workers
2% 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.
53% of the jobs in Conestee make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Conestee, 2013 → 2023: 123 → 172. 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 Conestee’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Conestee and its neighbors: 31% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Conestee workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conestee | – | — | — | 40 min | $44,850 |
| Greenville | 26% | B− | A | 19 min | $71,472 |
| Mauldin | 5% | B+ | B | 21 min | $82,331 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Greenville. Darker towns draw more of Conestee’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 Conestee: questions
What is the median household income in Conestee?
$44,850 (±$19,855) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Conestee?
7.2%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Conestee?
40 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 Conestee work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenville (26%, 5 mi), Mauldin (5%, 3 mi), Simpsonville (2%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Conestee without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Conestee, from the people who make the trip.
More of Conestee
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.