Fewer people are out of work in India Hook (0.7%) than in 96% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, India Hook is ahead of 81% of U.S. towns. India Hook grades A+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability. 1.2% of residents live below the poverty line, against 14.1% across South Carolina.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets India Hook apart on work
Stores, warehouses and trucking
69% of the jobs in India Hook are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
A lot of India Hook workers cross into North Carolina
30% of India Hook workers work outside South Carolina, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Charlotte (24%) and Gastonia (1%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Most jobs in India Hook pay over $40,000 a year
78% of the jobs based in India Hook pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), the top earnings band in the Census data. The jobs ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in India Hook
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, India Hook is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #3 of 168 in South Carolina. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 76% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, India Hook could be anywhere from A to A+.
78% of the jobs in India Hook pay over $3,333 a month
896 jobs are based in India Hook.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in India Hook, 2013 → 2023: 163 → 896. 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 India Hook’s own residents hold wherever they work.
26% of working residents work in Rock Hill
Where India Hook clocks in
26% of workers
24% of workers
3% 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.
India Hook quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,833 residents head out to work, 20 work right here, and 876 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in India Hook on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.48 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.
Getting to work from India Hook takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of India Hook workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,834 commuters (the 17% 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.
How far India Hook goes to work
About 17% 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.
For most of India Hook, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, India Hook is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns, #155 of 169 in South Carolina. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 1.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 2.4% across South Carolina, on an EPA index of 4.3.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,221 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 1.4% of India Hook households have no vehicle (South Carolina 5.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of India Hook’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,084 U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,300, India Hook comes 103rd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
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| 91 | Isle of Palms SC | 4,377 | $157K | 2.5% | 1.3% | 13% | A+ |
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| 101 | Lake Point UT | 2,947 | $137K | 2.0% | 1.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 102 | Somerset WI | 4,536 | $131K | 1.6% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 103 | India Hook SC | 3,960 | $107K | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1% | A+ |
| 104 | Cornwall PA | 4,698 | $108K | 2.1% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| 105 | West Newbury MA | 4,709 | $180K | 1.6% | 2.4% | 5% | A+ |
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| 501 | Golden Grove SC | 2,913 | $73K | 3.1% | 1.6% | <1% | A |
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| 662 | Keowee Key SC | 3,351 | $125K | 2.1% | 2.6% | 7% | A− |
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| 4,084 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 India Hook, the top three, the last and three more from South Carolina.
26% of India Hook works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | India Hook workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India Hook | – | A+ | C− | 28 min | $106,667 |
| Rock Hill | 26% | B− | B+ | 25 min | $68,771 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Rock Hill. Darker towns draw more of India Hook’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 India Hook: questions
What is the median household income in India Hook?
$106,667 (±$25,840) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in India Hook?
1.2%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from India Hook?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in India Hook work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Rock Hill (26%, 5 mi), Charlotte (24%, 18 mi), Fort Mill (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is India Hook walkable?
India Hook is more walkable than 18% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around India Hook without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from India Hook, from the people who make the trip.
More of India Hook
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. 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.