WoodfieldSC
A regional job hub with 9,773 jobs. With 9,465 residents, it is a town in South Carolina.
Is Woodfield a good place to live?
Woodfield’s weakest is health: CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 78% of the country. Its overall grade is C+, better than 36% of U.S. towns. That places it 85th of 167 in South Carolina. Incomes are weaker too — the median household income is $46K, and 20% of residents live below the poverty line. Where it does best is schools — its schools outperform 73% of the state's. At about $151K, a typical home costs 2.2 years of the Columbia metro’s $68K median household income. The town’s peak summer temperature is 93°F, against 91°F in South Carolina’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. This South Carolina town is more walkable than 70% of U.S. towns.
Figures: schools, state test and graduation results · health, CDC PLACES · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · home values, Zillow · NOAA normals, 1991–2020.
What makes Woodfield stand out
Where Woodfield beats most towns.
Jobs vs. working residents
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| L. W. Conder Elementary | PK–5 | 489 |
| Richland Northeast High | 9–12 | 1,340 |
| Mission Hope Foundation | PK–10 | 73 |
Every workday, about 9,635 people come to Woodfield for work
Where Woodfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Woodfield grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within South Carolina), ordered by how far Woodfield is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Woodfield: who provides what
Woodfield is unincorporated, so Richland County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Woodfield.
Woodfield draws workers from Columbia and beyond, is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has homes that are cheap against local pay.
About one in three of Woodfield’s working residents commute to Columbia
9,773 jobs are based in Woodfield, 3 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in.
The top destinations are Columbia (30%), Dentsville (4%) and Forest Acres (2%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 9 miles. Woodfield: 6.5% of workers work from home.
| Woodfield | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 17% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $46,000 | $57,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 6.5% | 8.8% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 24 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Woodfield earns a B+ for schools
Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. The largest public high school is Richland Northeast High, with 1,340 students. Its public schools are run by the Richland 02 school district.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| L. W. Conder ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 489 | D |
| Richland Northeast HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 1,340 | A− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within SC on state tests and graduation
Woodfield earns a C− for health
Against the 4,195 U.S. towns with household incomes like Woodfield’s, it is healthier than 63%, so that grade isn’t only a matter of income.
The share of adults in Woodfield who had a checkup this year: 82%. Of 32 CDC measures, Woodfield beats the South Carolina average on 1 and trails it on 16. 18% of adults in the town have diabetes; 27% worry about having enough food. Only 9 of the 169 South Carolina towns we compare have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Woodfield.
| Woodfield | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 15% | 12% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 21% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Woodfield | SC |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.3% | 8.6% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 15.1% | 8.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The climate in Woodfield brings mild winters and hot summers
July afternoons reach 93°, January nights drop to 34° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Woodfield: inland flooding
Woodfield’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 34 of 100. 46% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 17%. Since 2015, Woodfield has seen 12 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Woodfield sell for about $169K
At 2.2 years of the Columbia metro’s $68K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 89% of South Carolina towns; that ratio is one input to its B− for cost of living. 74.1% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 52.1% across South Carolina.
In Woodfield, 52% of households are owner-occupiers. Homes sold in Woodfield spent a median 37 days on the market. The town’s rent at the middle of the market stands at $1,169 a month.
| Woodfield | South Carolina towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 52% | 65% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,169 a month | $1,058 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Williams-Brice Stadium and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodfield. Close and well known come first.
8 mi Stadium & arenaWilliams-Brice Stadium4 mi LakeAlcohol and Drug Abuse Lake
16 mi National ParkCongaree National Park288K visitors a year
23 mi LakeLake Murray
8 mi Stadium & arenaColonial Life Arena
9 mi Zoo & aquariumRiverbanks ZooPhoto credits
Williams-Brice Stadium: SRA MARVIN PRESTON, Public domain · Congaree National Park: Unknown, Public domain · Lake Murray: Greygh0st at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Colonial Life Arena: Dfscgt21, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Riverbanks Zoo: Carlo Giovannetti (Thief12), CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Woodfield
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Woodfield
About 5 of every 100 Woodfield residents are enrolled in college, about the same as South Carolina.
About Woodfield
Census-designated place in South Carolina, United States
Woodfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in Richland County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 9,303 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Columbia, South Carolina Metropolitan Statistical Area. The former Decker Mall, located near Woodfield along Decker Boulevard, closed in 2011. The property was later redeveloped for Richland County government offices.
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- Area
- 2.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 344 ft
Woodfield’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Woodfield.
| Town | SC rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodfield | #85 | C+ | B− | — | B+ | C− |
| Dentsville | #69 | C+ | C+ | — | B+ | C− |
| Columbia | #124 | C− | C | D | B | B− |
| Forest Acres | #103 | C | C | D | C | A |
Woodfield and Dentsville report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Woodfield with a neighbor →
Questions about Woodfield
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Woodfield, SC a good place to live?
Woodfield grades C+ overall, better than 36% of U.S. towns and #85 of 167 in South Carolina. It grades C− for health and B+ for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Woodfield, SC expensive?
The typical home is worth about $151,000, 50% below the South Carolina typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.