Most working residents commute out of Simpsonville
Most working residents leave Simpsonville for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Greenville (23%), Mauldin (5%) and Fountain Inn (2%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Simpsonville’s public schools outperform 78% of South Carolina districts
The public schools Simpsonville’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 78% of South Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Simpsonville reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 77% report less. Within South Carolina, it does better than 58% of towns.
Simpsonville has mild winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 90°, a January night drops to 33°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Simpsonville is a city in Greenville County, South Carolina, United States. It is part of the Greenville, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population is 23,354, according to the 2020 census, up from 18,238 in the 2010 census. The city's 2024 Annual Financial Audit estimates the population to be about 27,500. Independent data site DataCommons estimates the population of Simpsonville to be about 28,078. Simpsonville is part of the "Golden Strip", along with the cities of Mauldin and Fountain Inn, an area which is noted for having low unemployment due to a diversity of industries that include H.B. Fuller, KEMET, Sealed Air and Milliken. The unemployment rate is about 3.1 percent, accordin…
