Converse Mill · Photo: PegasusRacer28 · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Converse commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Converse report 40 jobs; 219 of its residents have a job. Hardly any stay in Converse for work; outside it, Spartanburg is the main destination (22%, 6 miles). 5% 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
What the numbers say about work in Converse
Converse is a place people come home to
There are 40 jobs based in Converse, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Converse has about 280 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Commutes from Converse are quick
The average trip to work takes 18 minutes, against 26 across South Carolina. That’s about 61 hours a year less on the road than the typical South Carolina 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 219 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Converse on a workday afternoon
On a workday 219 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 280 people are in Converse on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Getting to work from Converse takes about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Converse workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 145 commuters (the 5% 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 Converse’s residents
Where Converse clocks in
22% of workers
6% 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.
A place that makes things: 80% of Converse’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Converse, 2013 → 2023: 87 → 40. 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 Converse’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Converse commutes less than 9 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.
Work in the towns next to Converse
The biggest share goes to Clifton (1%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Converse workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Converse | – | — | — | 18 min | $36,809 |
| Clifton | 1% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Clifton: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Converse’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 Converse: questions
What is the median household income in Converse?
$36,809 (±$2,989) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Converse?
15.1%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Converse?
18 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Converse work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Spartanburg (22%, 6 mi), Greenville (6%, 31 mi), Southern Shops (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Converse 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 Converse, from the people who make the trip.
More of Converse
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.