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Jobs & commute in Newry

Newry has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each

Newry has 1 jobs, and 74 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Newry itself; outside it, Clemson draws the most (18%, 6 miles). 0% of workers work from home (South Carolina 12%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Newry for work, and who comes in

On a workday 74 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

74live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night410
Workday340
410live here− 74head out to work+ 1come in to work= 340on a workday

About 340 people are in Newry on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.01jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Newry goes to work

Cornelia: 1 residents work here (1%)Williamsburg: 1 residents work here (1%)Highlands: 1 residents work here (1%)Charlotte: 1 residents work here (1%)Walhalla: 3 residents work here (4%)Clemson: 13 residents work here (18%)Seneca: 2 residents work here (3%)Anderson: 4 residents work here (5%)Greenville: 6 residents work here (8%)Columbia: 2 residents work here (3%)NewryClemsonGreenvilleAndersonWalhallaSenecaColumbiaNewry
1
Clemson6.5 mi away
18%13
2
Greenville32.2 mi away
8%6
3
Anderson20.9 mi away
5%4
4
Walhalla8.6 mi away
4%3
5
Seneca4.2 mi away
3%2
6
Columbia124.3 mi away
3%2
7
Cornelia, GA37.9 mi away
1%1
8
Williamsburg, KY155.8 mi away
1%1
9
Highlands, NC27.8 mi away
1%1
10
Charlotte, NC122.6 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
54%40
The top trips

Where Newry clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

Mostly services: health care, schools and offices

Jobs based in NewryJobs Newry residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%20%
Trade, transport & utilities0%16%
Services: health, schools, offices100%64%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%24%
Over $3,333 a month0%62%

Who does it

29 or younger0%22%
30 to 54100%51%
55 and older0%27%

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 Newry’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Newry

Working from home
0%

of Newry workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Newry gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 19 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.

How far

Miles to work from Newry

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miClemson: 18% · 6.5 miGreenville: 8% · 32.2 miAnderson: 5% · 20.9 miWalhalla: 4% · 8.6 miSeneca: 3% · 4.2 miColumbia: 3% · 124.3 miCornelia: 1% · 37.9 miWilliamsburg: 1% · 155.8 miHighlands: 1% · 27.8 miCharlotte: 1% · 122.6 miClemson 18%Greenville 8%Anderson 5%Walhalla 4%Seneca 3%Newry
NewryTop destinations (size = commuters)
60%Under 10 mi44 residents
12%10–24 mi9 residents
16%25–50 mi12 residents
11%Over 50 mi8 residents

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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Newry: questions

What is the median household income in Newry?

$45,407 (±$36,305) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Newry?

26.0%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Newry work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clemson (18%, 6 mi), Greenville (8%, 32 mi), Anderson (5%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Newry 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 Newry, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Newry

Newry home →

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.