Work & commute · Live Oak

Work & commute in Live Oak, SC

Most working residents leave Live Oak for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Conway (27%), Myrtle Beach (15%) and Loris (5%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 41 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 41 Live Oak residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Live Oak.

41live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

8work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Live Oak goes to work

Conway16.5 mi away

27%11

Myrtle Beach24.1 mi away

15%6

Loris2.9 mi away

5%2

North Myrtle Beach20.7 mi away

5%2

Socastee25.8 mi away

5%2

Whiteville, NC23.3 mi away

2%1

Indian Trail, NC119.9 mi away

2%1

Charlotte, NC133.8 mi away

2%1

Aynor15.8 mi away

2%1

York145.8 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

32%13

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

How far

How far Live Oak commutes

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

54%

17%

24%

5%Under 10 mi

54%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Live Oak is a commuter town

0.20jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Live Oak are

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

Jobs based in Live Oak

8 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)100%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)0%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month63%

Jobs Live Oak residents hold

41 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month49%

+300%

Jobs based in Live Oak, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 8. 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.