Woodfield’s household incomes are lower than in 92% of U.S. towns
Below the poverty line: 19.8% of residents, next to 14.1% for South Carolina as a whole. For jobs and income Woodfield is better than 21% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns (B+). Only 5% work in Woodfield; the top destination outside it is Columbia (28%, 2 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Woodfield
Woodfield has far more jobs than workers
Woodfield has 10,711 jobs, 3.2 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 17,000 people are in town, 78% more than the 9,500 who live here. Day and night ↓
Woodfield draws workers from far and wide
The 10,711 jobs in Woodfield are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 20%; the other 78% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Nearly all the work in Woodfield is services
98% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 0% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
A lot of Woodfield works one town over
36% of working residents work in a town that borders Woodfield: Columbia (28%), Dentsville (4%) and Forest Acres (4%). Next door ↓
The jobs in Woodfield pay better than its residents’ jobs
70% of the jobs based in Woodfield pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 46% of the jobs Woodfield residents hold. 98% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Woodfield. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Woodfield
Job access by car holds Woodfield’s grade up (ahead of 84% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($45,526, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Woodfield could be anywhere from D to B.
Who commutes out of Woodfield, and who commutes in
On a workday 3,141 residents head out to work, 162 work right here, and 10,549 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17,000 people are in Woodfield on a workday afternoon, 78% more than live here.
3.2 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
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 Woodfield’s workers come from
Where Woodfield clocks in
28% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Woodfield
10,711 jobs are based in Woodfield.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Woodfield, 2014 → 2024: 10,100 → 10,711. 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 Woodfield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Woodfield: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Woodfield workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,900 commuters (the 6% 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 distance from Woodfield to work
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.
Most of Woodfield commutes by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 2.4% across South Carolina.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,169 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 91% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 34% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 65% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 11.1% of Woodfield households have no vehicle (South Carolina 5.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Woodfield’s commuters take a bus or train.
Woodfield is 2,401st of 2,831 U.S. towns of 6,600 to 12,800 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 224 | Lake Murray of Richland SC | 7,023 | $119K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 266 | James Island SC | 12,660 | $104K | 5.6% | 1.2% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 796 | Powdersville SC | 10,771 | $85K | 9.3% | 1.7% | 7% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,399 | Grand Rapids MN | 11,181 | $61K | 15.5% | 5.3% | 51% | C− |
| 2,400 | Country Club Estates GA | 8,780 | $53K | 29.7% | 3.9% | 2% | C− |
| 2,401 | Woodfield SC | 9,465 | $46K | 19.8% | 8.0% | 5% | C− |
| 2,402 | Cameron MO | 7,341 | $62K | 15.7% | 5.4% | 26% | C− |
| 2,403 | East Stroudsburg PA | 9,438 | $60K | 15.0% | 8.3% | 12% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,831 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Woodfield, the top three, the last and three more from South Carolina.
The towns next door employ 36% of Woodfield
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Woodfield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodfield | – | C− | B+ | 23 min | $45,526 |
| Dentsville | 4% | C | A | 23 min | $45,473 |
| Columbia | 28% | C− | A+ | 18 min | $55,529 |
| Forest Acres | 4% | B+ | A− | 20 min | $78,306 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Columbia. Darker towns draw more of Woodfield’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 Woodfield: questions
What is the median household income in Woodfield?
$45,526 (±$12,335) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Woodfield?
19.8%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Woodfield?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Woodfield work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Columbia (28%, 2 mi), Forest Acres (4%, 3 mi), Dentsville (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Woodfield walkable?
Woodfield is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 11.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Woodfield without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. 34% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Woodfield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Woodfield
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.