Black River Plantation House · Photo: Upstateherd · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Dunbar
A typical one-way commute lasts 28 minutes; South Carolina averages 26, the U.S. 26. Hardly any stay in Dunbar for work; outside it, Georgetown is the main destination (24%, 12 miles). No jobs are based in Dunbar in the Census job records; 249 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Dunbar: the figures worth knowing
Dunbar is a place people come home to
There are 0 jobs based in Dunbar, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dunbar has about 330 people in it, 43% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. 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 249 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Dunbar, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 249 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Dunbar on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Dunbar
About 32% 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.
Commuting out of Dunbar: the destinations
Where Dunbar clocks in
4% 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.
Commuting from Dunbar: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dunbar workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 141 commuters (the 8% 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.
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 Dunbar: questions
What is the median household income in Dunbar?
$91,058 (±$73,882) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dunbar?
0.0%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dunbar?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dunbar work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Georgetown (24%, 12 mi), Myrtle Beach (4%, 30 mi), Murrells Inlet (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dunbar 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 Dunbar, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dunbar
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.