Pine RidgeSC
637 people call this town in South Carolina home.
Is Pine Ridge a good place to live?
Pine Ridge’s mean commuting time is 36 minutes, above both the South Carolina town median (24 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 170 in South Carolina we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Pine Ridge. Pine Ridge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
637 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pine Ridge: who provides what
Pine Ridge is unincorporated, so Darlington County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Pine Ridge.
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Pine Ridge work out of town
Among residents in Pine Ridge, 18% live below the poverty line. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Pine Ridge dropped by 126, to 75. Half commute less than 17 miles. The top destinations are Hartsville (26%), Florence (6%) and Darlington (4%).
| Pine Ridge | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $61,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Pine Ridge, expect mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 91°, January nights drop to 33° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pine Ridge is
In Pine Ridge, 42% of adults have obesity. CDC measures, 32 in all: Pine Ridge beats South Carolina on 1 and trails on 2. Two figures for adults in the town: 16% report frequent physical distress, 15% have diabetes.
| Pine Ridge | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 15% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 15% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 23% | 23% |
| What stands out | Pine Ridge | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.5% | 13.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 7.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Pine Ridge has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 52% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 31% of Pine Ridge’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 20% to hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Pine Ridge
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pine Ridge
About 4 of every 100 Pine Ridge residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across South Carolina.
100% of working residents leave Pine Ridge for work
Where Pine Ridge’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pine Ridge
Census-designated place in South Carolina, United States
Pine Ridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Darlington County, South Carolina, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census with a population of 807. The CDP is in northwestern Darlington County, along South Carolina Highway 151, which leads southeast 6 miles (10 km) to Hartsville and northwest 7 miles (11 km) to McBee. A portion of the eastern border of the CDP follows Black Creek, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Great Pee Dee River, and the south border of the CDP follows Beaverdam Creek, an east-flowing tributary of Black Creek. The H. B. Robinson Nuclear Generating Station is just outside the northeast border of the CDP, ad…
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- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 262 ft
Questions about Pine Ridge
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pine Ridge, SC a good place to live?
Pine Ridge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.