Sullivan House · Photo: Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0How Princeton works: jobs, income and commuting
0% of workers have no commute at all, where South Carolina as a whole has 12%. Hardly any work in Princeton; the top destination outside it is Laurens (11%, 16 miles). The Census job records count 28 working residents of Princeton and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Princeton quiets down on a workday
On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Princeton on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Commuting out of Princeton: the destinations
Where Princeton clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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.
Working from home in Princeton
of Princeton workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Princeton
About 37% 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.
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 Princeton: questions
What is the poverty rate in Princeton?
0.0%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Princeton work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Laurens (11%, 16 mi), Columbia (7%, 86 mi), Pineville (4%, 90 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Princeton 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 Princeton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Princeton
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.