At 9.1%, unemployment in New Ellenton is higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
The two grades for New Ellenton are D for jobs and income and D for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 76% of U.S. towns. Only 3% work in New Ellenton; the top destination outside it is Aiken (20%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
New Ellenton at work: what stands out
The four measures behind New Ellenton’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, New Ellenton is better than 14% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds New Ellenton’s grade up (ahead of 41% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, New Ellenton could be anywhere from D to B−.
Making and building: 39% of jobs based in New Ellenton
423 jobs are based in New Ellenton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in New Ellenton, 2014 → 2024: 217 → 423. 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 New Ellenton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
New Ellenton on a workday afternoon
On a workday 885 residents head out to work, 24 work right here, and 399 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in New Ellenton on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.47 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 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting out of New Ellenton: the destinations
Where New Ellenton clocks in
20% of workers
4% 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.
The trip to work from New Ellenton: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of New Ellenton workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,229 commuters (the 5% 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 New Ellenton commutes less than 12 miles
About 24% 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.
Getting around New Ellenton: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, New Ellenton is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place New Ellenton near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,294 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 4.0% of New Ellenton households have no vehicle (South Carolina 5.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of New Ellenton’s commuters take a bus or train.
How New Ellenton ranks: 4,554th of 5,552 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 327 | Pimlico SC | 1,765 | $137K | 4.8% | 0.0% | 0% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 332 | Sullivan's Island SC | 1,961 | $193K | 8.8% | 1.5% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 461 | Folly Beach SC | 2,081 | $102K | 4.0% | 2.1% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,552 | Wesson MS | 1,769 | $65K | 27.5% | 5.2% | 6% | D |
| 4,553 | Marceline MO | 2,116 | $63K | 19.4% | 5.2% | 33% | D |
| 4,554 | New Ellenton SC | 2,338 | $58K | 17.3% | 9.1% | 3% | D |
| 4,555 | Dayton NY | 1,637 | $69K | 18.3% | 1.4% | 4% | D |
| 4,556 | Diana NY | 1,607 | $59K | 11.5% | 2.1% | 12% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,552 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 61% | 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 New Ellenton, the top three, the last and three more from South Carolina.
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 New Ellenton: questions
What is the median household income in New Ellenton?
$58,476 (±$13,598) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in New Ellenton?
17.3%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from New Ellenton?
25 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in New Ellenton work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Aiken (20%, 8 mi), Augusta (8%, 23 mi), Columbia (4%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is New Ellenton walkable?
New Ellenton is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around New Ellenton 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 New Ellenton, from the people who make the trip.
More of New Ellenton
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. 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.