Work & commute in Southern Shops, SC
Most working residents leave Southern Shops for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Spartanburg (12%), Greenville (7%) and Boiling Springs (3%). Half commute less than 8 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute timesWho leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 1,240 Southern Shops residents head out of town to work, 92 work right here, and 5,828 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Southern Shops.
Where Southern Shops goes to work
Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far Southern Shops commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Southern Shops is a job hub
4.4 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
What the jobs in Southern Shops are
5,920 jobs are based in Southern Shops. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Southern Shops’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Southern Shops
Jobs Southern Shops residents hold
Jobs based in Southern Shops, 2013 → 2023: 6,832 → 5,920. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
How to read this page
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.