Household incomes in Dentsville are lower than in 92% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 2.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 9.4 in Columbia. 15.7% of residents live below the poverty line; South Carolina has 14.1%. Jobs and income earn Dentsville C; getting around on foot earns it A.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Dentsville
Dentsville draws workers from far and wide
The 7,260 jobs in Dentsville are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 22%; the other 75% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
A lot of Dentsville works one town over
37% of working residents work in a town that borders Dentsville: Columbia (30%), Forest Acres (4%) and Woodfield (3%). Next door ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Jobs & income in Dentsville: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Dentsville is better than 34% of U.S. towns, #84 of 168 in South Carolina. Job access by car holds Dentsville’s grade up (ahead of 84% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($45,473, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Dentsville could be anywhere from C− to B−.
30% of working residents work in Columbia
Where Dentsville clocks in
30% of workers
4% 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 daily commute in and out of Dentsville
On a workday 5,556 residents head out to work, 219 work right here, and 7,041 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17,000 people are in Dentsville on a workday afternoon, 10% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.26 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Jobs in Dentsville: what the 7,260 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dentsville, 2014 → 2024: 7,699 → 7,260. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Dentsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes to work from Dentsville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dentsville workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,426 commuters (the 10% 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.
Dentsville’s commute, mile by mile
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Dentsville is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Dentsville is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns, #10 of 169 in South Carolina. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 4.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, above the 2.4% across South Carolina.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,139 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 90% 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 2.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 75% 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). 12.5% of Dentsville households have no vehicle (South Carolina 5.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Dentsville’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Dentsville ranks: 1,613th of 2,109 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
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| 49 | Tega Cay SC | 14,457 | $142K | 1.5% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 166 | Five Forks SC | 18,656 | $142K | 2.5% | 3.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 217 | James Island SC | 12,660 | $104K | 5.6% | 1.2% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,611 | Olivehurst CA | 18,444 | $83K | 10.6% | 7.8% | 4% | C |
| 1,612 | Goldenrod FL | 12,878 | $68K | 15.5% | 10.3% | 2% | C |
| 1,613 | Dentsville SC | 15,209 | $45K | 15.7% | 5.0% | 4% | C |
| 1,614 | Highland Springs VA | 14,296 | $58K | 19.0% | 5.6% | 2% | C |
| 1,615 | Opa-locka FL | 16,177 | $38K | 29.7% | 4.1% | 3% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Dentsville, the top three, the last and three more from South Carolina.
37% of Dentsville works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Columbia (30%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dentsville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentsville | – | C | A | 23 min | $45,473 |
| Columbia | 30% | C− | A+ | 18 min | $55,529 |
| Forest Acres | 4% | B+ | A− | 20 min | $78,306 |
| Woodfield | 3% | C− | B+ | 23 min | $45,526 |
| Arcadia Lakes | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Arcadia Lakes: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Dentsville’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 2024, 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 Dentsville: questions
What is the median household income in Dentsville?
$45,473 (±$4,331) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dentsville?
15.7%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dentsville?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dentsville work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbia (30%, 4 mi), Forest Acres (4%, 3 mi), Woodfield (3%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Dentsville walkable?
Dentsville is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 11.1 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dentsville without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dentsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dentsville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.