Photo: Tristangre97 · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs and earnings in Jefferson, and the trip to work
Commuters spend 28 minutes getting to work on average, next to 26 for South Carolina and 26 for the U.S. For 3% of workers, the job is at home, against 12% across South Carolina. Only 3% work in Jefferson itself; outside it, Monroe draws the most (10%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Jefferson, in brief
Jefferson’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Jefferson is Monroe, NC, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (33) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of Jefferson workers cross into North Carolina
18% of Jefferson workers work outside South Carolina, most of them in North Carolina, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Few Jefferson workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 12% across South Carolina. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 317 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Half of Jefferson commutes less than 28 miles
About 26% 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 Jefferson: the destinations
Where Jefferson clocks in
10% of workers
10% of workers
5% 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 Jefferson: about 28 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jefferson workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 338 commuters (the 3% 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.
The daily flow of workers through Jefferson
On a workday 308 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 210 people come in from elsewhere.
About 700 people are in Jefferson on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.69 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.
Jobs in Jefferson: what the 219 are
219 jobs are based in Jefferson.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jefferson, 2013 → 2023: 167 → 219. 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 Jefferson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Jefferson: questions
What is the median household income in Jefferson?
$40,625 (±$18,158) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jefferson?
21.4%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jefferson?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jefferson work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monroe (10%, 26 mi), Pageland (10%, 8 mi), Charlotte (5%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jefferson without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jefferson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jefferson
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.