Pineville Historic District · Photo: Original: This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of d… · Public domainMost of Russellville commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
For 66% of workers, the job is at home (South Carolina 12%). 4 jobs are based in Russellville, against 160 working residents. Hardly any stay in Russellville for work; outside it, North Charleston is the main destination (16%, 34 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Russellville
On a workday 160 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.
About 240 people are in Russellville on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Russellville’s residents
Where Russellville clocks in
16% of workers
12% of workers
9% 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.
Russellville works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Russellville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Russellville
of Russellville workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 50 commuters (the 66% 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 it is to work from Russellville
About 20% 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.
Next door to Russellville
The biggest share goes to St. Stephen (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Russellville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville | – | — | — | — | — |
| St. Stephen | 2% | C− | B− | 36 min | $65,370 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Russellville’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Russellville: questions
What is the poverty rate in Russellville?
36.0%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Russellville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are North Charleston (16%, 34 mi), Moncks Corner (12%, 14 mi), Charleston (9%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Russellville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 48% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Russellville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Russellville
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.