South Union has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Hardly any stay in South Union for work; outside it, Walhalla is the main destination (9%, 14 miles). 30 jobs are based in South Union; 121 of its residents have a job. Home is the office for 0% of workers, against 12% across South Carolina.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
South Union quiets down on a workday
On a workday 121 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in South Union on a workday afternoon, 20% 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.
Where South Union goes to work
Where South Union clocks in
9% of workers
7% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 53% of the jobs in South Union
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in South Union, 2014 → 2024: 38 → 30. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs South Union’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in South Union
of South Union workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 132 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.
The commute from South Union, by distance
About 19% 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.
How South Union compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | South Union workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Union | – | — | — | — | — |
| Chickasaw Point | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chickasaw Point: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of South Union’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 South Union: questions
What is the poverty rate in South Union?
10.7%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in South Union work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Walhalla (9%, 14 mi), Clemson (7%, 16 mi), Anderson (7%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around South Union 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 South Union, from the people who make the trip.
More of South Union
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.