Work & commute · Clemson

Work & commute in Clemson, SC

About one in 4 of Clemson’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Greenville (7%), Clemson University (3%) and Anderson (3%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

27%

1,462 of 5,403 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 3,941 Clemson residents head out of town to work, 1,462 work right here, and 9,655 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Clemson.

3,941live here, work elsewhere

1,462live and work here

9,655work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Clemson goes to work

Clemson (in town)right here

27%1,462

Greenville27.5 mi away

7%386

Clemson University1.6 mi away

3%185

Anderson14.7 mi away

3%166

Columbia117.8 mi away

2%115

Easley15.7 mi away

2%91

Seneca8.9 mi away

2%89

Central3.6 mi away

1%62

Spartanburg53.3 mi away

1%58

North Charleston199.3 mi away

1%54

Everywhere elseother towns and states

51%2,735

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

How far

How far Clemson commutes

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

41%

21%

17%

21%

41%Under 10 mi

21%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Clemson is a job hub

2.06jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Clemson are

11,117 jobs are based in Clemson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Clemson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Clemson

11,117 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)1%

Trade, transport & utilities8%

Services (health, schools, offices…)91%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month59%

Jobs Clemson residents hold

5,403 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month56%

+20%

Jobs based in Clemson, 2013 → 2023: 9,248 → 11,117. 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.