Poinsett Bridge · Photo: Jack E. Boucher · Public domainWith 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of The Cliffs Valley works elsewhere
At 26 minutes each way, commutes from The Cliffs Valley run about the South Carolina average. 102 jobs are based in The Cliffs Valley for 231 working residents. Only 4% stay in The Cliffs Valley for work; outside it, Greenville is the main destination (13%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in The Cliffs Valley by day
On a workday 221 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 92 people come in from elsewhere.
About 660 people are in The Cliffs Valley on a workday afternoon, 16% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The places The Cliffs Valley commutes to
Where The Cliffs Valley clocks in
13% of workers
3% 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.
Services make up most of the work in The Cliffs Valley
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in The Cliffs Valley, 2013 → 2023: 113 → 102. 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.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs The Cliffs Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from The Cliffs Valley: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of The Cliffs Valley workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 213 commuters (the 13% 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 The Cliffs Valley goes to work
About 16% 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 The Cliffs Valley: questions
What is the median household income in The Cliffs Valley?
$108,964 (±$14,012) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in The Cliffs Valley?
13.6%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from The Cliffs Valley?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in The Cliffs Valley work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenville (13%, 21 mi), Travelers Rest (4%, 12 mi), Columbia (3%, 116 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around The Cliffs Valley 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 The Cliffs Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of The Cliffs Valley
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.