Islandton has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
0% of workers work from home; South Carolina has 12%. Employers in Islandton report 2 jobs, and 26 of its residents work somewhere. Only 4% work in Islandton itself; outside it, Walterboro draws the most (15%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Islandton, and who commutes in
On a workday 25 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 32 people are in Islandton on a workday afternoon, 43% 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.
Out of Islandton to work: where people go
Where Islandton clocks in
15% of workers
8% of workers
8% 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.
Islandton is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Islandton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Islandton
of Islandton workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 14 commuters (the 0% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Islandton
About 38% 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.
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 Islandton: questions
What is the median household income in Islandton?
$26,458 (±$14,084) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Islandton?
32.1%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Islandton work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Walterboro (15%, 15 mi), Summerville (8%, 44 mi), North Charleston (8%, 50 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Islandton 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 Islandton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Islandton
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.