Where Lobeco earns its living
Hardly any work in Lobeco itself; outside it, Burton draws the most (10%, 9 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all; South Carolina has 12%. 64 jobs are based in Lobeco for 108 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Lobeco, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 107 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 63 people come in from elsewhere.
About 65 people are in Lobeco on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.59 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.
The towns that employ Lobeco’s residents
Where Lobeco clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
A place that makes things: 94% of Lobeco’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lobeco, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 64. 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 Lobeco’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Lobeco
of Lobeco workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 56 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.
Half of Lobeco commutes less than 21 miles
About 25% 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.
Work in the towns next to Lobeco
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lobeco workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lobeco | – | — | — | — | — |
| Dale | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Dale: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Lobeco’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 Lobeco: questions
What is the poverty rate in Lobeco?
64.2%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Lobeco work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Burton (10%, 9 mi), Beaufort (9%, 6 mi), Bluffton (7%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Lobeco without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 30% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lobeco, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lobeco
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.