Work & commute · Dalzell

Work & commute in Dalzell, SC

Most working residents leave Dalzell for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Sumter (28%), Columbia (8%) and North Charleston (2%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

8 of 1,111 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,103 Dalzell residents head out of town to work, 8 work right here, and 222 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Dalzell.

1,103live here, work elsewhere

8live and work here

222work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Dalzell goes to work

Sumter5.9 mi away

28%308

Columbia26.7 mi away

8%86

North Charleston79.1 mi away

2%19

Greenville123.6 mi away

2%18

Florence38.3 mi away

2%17

Camden19.3 mi away

1%16

Bishopville17.4 mi away

1%12

Charleston86.5 mi away

1%11

East Sumter10.3 mi away

1%9

Dentsville30.1 mi away

1%9

Everywhere elseother towns and states

55%606

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

How far

How far Dalzell commutes

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

39%

16%

25%

21%

39%Under 10 mi

16%10–24 mi

25%25–50 mi

21%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Dalzell is a commuter town

0.21jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.21 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Dalzell are

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

Jobs based in Dalzell

230 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month43%

Over $3,333 a month39%

Jobs Dalzell residents hold

1,111 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month49%

+28%

Jobs based in Dalzell, 2013 → 2023: 180 → 230. 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.