Colvin-Fant-Durham Farm Complex · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0Gayle Mill has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Gayle Mill has 60 jobs, against 379 working residents. Hardly any stay in Gayle Mill for work; outside it, Rock Hill is the main destination (11%, 20 miles). 4% of workers work from home, against 12% across South Carolina.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Gayle Mill apart on work
Gayle Mill is a place people come home to
There are 60 jobs based in Gayle Mill, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Gayle Mill has about 660 people in it, 33% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Gayle Mill workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 26 across South Carolina. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 379 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Gayle Mill
On a workday 378 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 59 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in Gayle Mill on a workday afternoon, 33% 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 2024, primary jobs.
The daily trip from Gayle Mill: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gayle Mill workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 543 commuters (the 4% 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.
Out of Gayle Mill to work: where people go
Where Gayle Mill clocks in
11% of workers
8% 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.
Goods, not services: 65% of the jobs in Gayle Mill
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gayle Mill, 2014 → 2024: 20 → 60. 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 Gayle Mill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Gayle Mill
About 23% 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.
Gayle Mill and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Chester (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gayle Mill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gayle Mill | – | — | — | 36 min | $41,274 |
| Chester | 6% | D | B− | 28 min | $46,138 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gayle Mill’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 Gayle Mill: questions
What is the median household income in Gayle Mill?
$41,274 (±$3,945) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gayle Mill?
27.4%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gayle Mill?
36 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gayle Mill work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rock Hill (11%, 20 mi), Charlotte (8%, 42 mi), Chester (6%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Gayle Mill without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 28% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gayle Mill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gayle Mill
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.