Photo: Evanoco · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs, income and commuting in Willington, SC
44.9% of residents live below the poverty line; South Carolina has 14.1%. Hardly any work in Willington; the top destination outside it is Greenwood (16%, 23 miles). Willington has 31 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Willington: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 110 people are in Willington on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
The places Willington commutes to
Where Willington clocks in
16% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
How far it is to work from Willington
About 40% 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 Willington: questions
What is the median household income in Willington?
$43,417 (±$18,126) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Willington?
44.9%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Willington work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenwood (16%, 23 mi), McCormick (6%, 10 mi), Abbeville (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Willington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Willington
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.