Work & commute · Clemson University

Work & commute in Clemson University, SC

Most working residents leave Clemson University for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Clemson (10%), Columbia (6%) and North Charleston (4%). Half commute less than 102 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

9 of 740 working residents

Typical commute

102 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

14 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 731 Clemson University residents head out of town to work, 9 work right here, and 1,246 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Clemson University.

731live here, work elsewhere

9live and work here

1,246work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Clemson University goes to work

Clemson1.6 mi away

10%75

Columbia118.9 mi away

6%48

North Charleston200.1 mi away

4%27

Greenville29 mi away

4%26

Charleston208.2 mi away

3%19

Charlotte, NC119.3 mi away

2%16

Anderson15.2 mi away

2%13

Spartanburg54.9 mi away

2%13

Mount Pleasant214 mi away

1%11

Rock Hill104.5 mi away

1%9

Everywhere elseother towns and states

65%483

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Clemson University commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

15%

12%

67%

15%Under 10 mi

7%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

67%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Clemson University is a job hub

1.70jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Clemson University are

1,255 jobs are based in Clemson University. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Clemson University’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Clemson University

1,255 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)4%

Trade, transport & utilities10%

Services (health, schools, offices…)85%

$1,250 a month or less50%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month13%

Jobs Clemson University residents hold

740 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month54%

+191%

Jobs based in Clemson University, 2013 → 2023: 431 → 1,255. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.