Photo: Jon Platek · CC BY-SA 3.0Pageland’s household incomes are lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
Jobs & income D: better than 13% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #132 of 168 in South Carolina.
Walkability B+: more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns · #37 of 169 in South Carolina.
Working residents average 31 minutes each way (South Carolina 26, U.S. 26). About one in seven work in Pageland; the top destination outside it is Monroe (14%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Pageland
A lot of Pageland workers cross into North Carolina
33% of Pageland workers work outside South Carolina, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Monroe (14%), Charlotte (11%) and Indian Trail (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Pageland is where the jobs are
Pageland has 2,332 jobs, 2.3 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 3,800 people are in town, 52% more than the 2,500 who live here. Day and night ↓
Few Pageland workers work from home
Only 1% of workers work from home, against 12% across South Carolina. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Pageland workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across South Carolina. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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.
What’s behind Pageland’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pageland is better than 13% of U.S. towns, #132 of 168 in South Carolina. Job access by car holds Pageland’s grade up (ahead of 46% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($42,679, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pageland could be anywhere from D to B−.
Where Pageland’s workers come from
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Pageland clocks in
14% of workers
11% of workers
3% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Pageland fills up on a workday
On a workday 892 residents head out to work, 126 work right here, and 2,206 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,800 people are in Pageland on a workday afternoon, 52% more than live here.
2.3 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of South Carolina
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pageland workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 966 commuters (the 1% 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.
Pageland makes things: 34% of its jobs are in goods
2,332 jobs are based in Pageland. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pageland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pageland, 2013 → 2023: 1,851 → 2,332. 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.
Half of Pageland commutes less than 29 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 27% 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.
Most trips from Pageland start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pageland is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns, #37 of 169 in South Carolina. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 16.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 2.4% across South Carolina, on an EPA index of 6.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 974 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). 17.9% of Pageland households have no vehicle (South Carolina 5.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pageland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pageland is 4,102nd of 4,868 U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Pageland, the top three, the last and three more from South Carolina.
| # | 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% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 309 | Sullivan's Island SC | 1,961 | $193K | 8.8% | 1.5% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 435 | Folly Beach SC | 2,081 | $102K | 4.0% | 2.1% | 13% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 444 | Golden Grove SC | 2,913 | $73K | 3.1% | 1.6% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,100 | Rushville IL | 2,857 | $58K | 12.6% | 7.1% | 23% | D |
| 4,101 | Summit Hill PA | 3,133 | $65K | 24.0% | 8.5% | 5% | D |
| 4,102 | Pageland SC | 2,518 | $43K | 20.0% | 6.2% | 12% | D |
| 4,103 | Dyer TN | 2,333 | $55K | 16.7% | 2.5% | 9% | D |
| 4,104 | Lisle NY | 2,642 | $69K | 20.0% | 9.6% | 4% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,868 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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.
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 Pageland: questions
What is the median household income in Pageland?
$42,679 (±$8,112) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pageland?
20.0%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pageland?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pageland work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Monroe (14%, 19 mi), Charlotte (11%, 39 mi), Lancaster (3%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pageland walkable?
Pageland is more walkable than 72% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 16% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pageland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 18% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pageland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pageland
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. 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.