With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Wyboo works elsewhere
Household incomes here are lower than in 75% of U.S. towns. 174 jobs are based in Wyboo for 1,183 working residents. Wyboo grades C− for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Wyboo
Wyboo workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 45 minutes each way, against 26 across South Carolina. Over a year that’s about 345 hours of commuting, 146 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Wyboo is a place people come home to
There are 174 jobs based in Wyboo, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Wyboo has about 2,600 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
38% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The four measures behind Wyboo’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wyboo is better than 21% of U.S. towns, #112 of 168 in South Carolina. Unemployment holds Wyboo’s grade up (3.6%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 5% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Wyboo could be anywhere from D to C+.
A commute of about 45 minutes in Wyboo
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wyboo workers work from home, vs 12% across South Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,050 commuters (the 11% 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.
Wyboo by day and by night
On a workday 1,135 residents head out to work, 48 work right here, and 126 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Wyboo on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
How far Wyboo’s workers travel
About 38% 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.
11% of working residents work in Manning
Where Wyboo clocks in
11% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
Goods, not services: 47% of the jobs in Wyboo
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wyboo, 2013 → 2023: 97 → 174. 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 Wyboo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Wyboo: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wyboo is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns, #148 of 169 in South Carolina. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 2.4% across South Carolina, on an EPA index of 4.2.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,174 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.1% of Wyboo households have no vehicle (South Carolina 5.7%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wyboo’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,599th of 4,474: where Wyboo ranks among U.S. towns of 2,500 to 4,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 98 | Isle of Palms SC | 4,377 | $157K | 2.5% | 1.3% | 13% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 110 | India Hook SC | 3,960 | $107K | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 530 | Golden Grove SC | 2,913 | $73K | 3.1% | 1.6% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,597 | Liberty City TX | 2,648 | $63K | 16.8% | 10.4% | 8% | C− |
| 3,598 | Windber PA | 3,780 | $52K | 13.9% | 6.1% | 13% | C− |
| 3,599 | Wyboo SC | 3,639 | $59K | 15.1% | 3.6% | 4% | C− |
| 3,600 | Columbus KS | 2,866 | $38K | 21.3% | 3.0% | 25% | C− |
| 3,601 | Montgomery City MO | 2,782 | $58K | 17.7% | 3.9% | 24% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,474 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Wyboo, the top three, the last and three more from South Carolina.
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 Wyboo: questions
What is the median household income in Wyboo?
$59,074 (±$6,005) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $69,324 across South Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wyboo?
15.1%, against 14.1% across South Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wyboo?
45 minutes each way on average, against 26 across South Carolina and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wyboo work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Manning (11%, 9 mi), Sumter (8%, 28 mi), North Charleston (5%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wyboo walkable?
Wyboo is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 4.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wyboo without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wyboo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wyboo
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. 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.