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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 80 largest places in South Carolina, Tega Cay has the largest share of people working from home (32.5%), followed by Fort Mill and Mount Pleasant. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 80 places in South Carolina that we cover, the median is 11.7% and the average 11.7%; the figure runs from 32.5% (Tega Cay) to 2.0% (Georgetown). That is a spread of 16.3 times between the two ends. The state figure is 11.5%; 44 of the 80 places are above it and 36 at or below.
The first five are Tega Cay, Fort Mill, Mount Pleasant, Lake Wylie, Hilton Head Island. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: remote work lets people live in cheaper places while earning city pay, but it depends on the employer. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Work from home ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tega Cay | York County | 32.5% | 13,615 | $142,000 | $1,408 |
| 2 | Fort Mill | York County | 27.6% | 30,775 | $121,823 | $1,503 |
| 3 | Mount Pleasant | Charleston County | 26.7% | 93,993 | $124,755 | $2,159 |
| 4 | Lake Wylie (unincorporated) | York County | 21.1% | 16,006 | $112,097 | $1,710 |
| 5 | Hilton Head Island | Beaufort County | 20.1% | 37,911 | $94,657 | $1,479 |
| 6 | Charleston | Charleston County | 19.4% | 154,338 | $92,414 | $1,722 |
| 7 | Five Forks (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 19.2% | 18,656 | $141,786 | $2,178 |
| 8 | Litchfield Beach (unincorporated) | Georgetown County | 19.1% | 9,044 | $76,351 | $1,704 |
| 9 | James Island | Charleston County | 18.2% | 12,198 | $104,217 | $1,695 |
| 10 | North Myrtle Beach | Horry County | 17.9% | 19,855 | $72,722 | $1,263 |
| 11 | Sans Souci (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 17.5% | 7,665 | $45,069 | $999 |
| 12 | Mauldin | Greenville County | 16.4% | 27,055 | $82,331 | $1,490 |
| 13 | Greenville | Greenville County | 15.9% | 72,935 | $71,472 | $1,312 |
| 14 | Bluffton | Beaufort County | 15.4% | 33,157 | $111,281 | $2,256 |
| 15 | Parker (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 15.3% | 12,898 | $40,043 | $1,099 |
| 16 | Fountain Inn | Greenville County | 15.3% | 12,020 | $73,585 | $1,184 |
| 17 | Greer | Greenville County | 15.2% | 41,536 | $82,626 | $1,198 |
| 18 | Murrells Inlet (unincorporated) | Georgetown County | 15.0% | 10,044 | $77,438 | $1,751 |
| 19 | Taylors (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 14.9% | 24,505 | $77,144 | $1,337 |
| 20 | Irmo | Richland County | 14.6% | 11,813 | $80,489 | $1,477 |
| 21 | Simpsonville | Greenville County | 14.5% | 26,144 | $82,457 | $1,415 |
| 22 | Hardeeville | Jasper County | 14.4% | 10,871 | $78,365 | $1,406 |
| 23 | Myrtle Beach | Horry County | 14.3% | 38,371 | $60,394 | $1,261 |
| 24 | Wade Hampton (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 14.3% | 20,898 | $77,449 | $1,115 |
| 25 | Lexington | Lexington County | 14.2% | 24,585 | $87,126 | $1,545 |
| 26 | Little River (unincorporated) | Horry County | 14.1% | 11,771 | $65,786 | $1,528 |
| 27 | Moncks Corner | Berkeley County | 13.7% | 15,485 | $91,500 | $1,307 |
| 28 | Goose Creek | Berkeley County | 13.3% | 48,078 | $88,178 | $1,690 |
| 29 | Lugoff (unincorporated) | Kershaw County | 13.2% | 9,786 | $69,485 | $915 |
| 30 | Garden City (unincorporated) | Horry County | 13.0% | 11,591 | $47,249 | $1,472 |
| 31 | Travelers Rest | Greenville County | 12.7% | 8,370 | $54,583 | $1,033 |
| 32 | Forest Acres | Richland County | 12.4% | 10,530 | $78,306 | $1,263 |
| 33 | White Knoll (unincorporated) | Lexington County | 12.3% | 8,310 | $80,246 | $1,180 |
| 34 | St. Andrews (unincorporated) | Richland County | 12.2% | 19,868 | $46,511 | $1,088 |
| 35 | Aiken | Aiken County | 12.2% | 32,521 | $76,746 | $1,180 |
| 36 | Hanahan | Berkeley County | 12.1% | 21,452 | $87,984 | $1,412 |
| 37 | Oak Grove (unincorporated) | Lexington County | 11.8% | 12,256 | $74,554 | $1,045 |
| 38 | Seven Oaks (unincorporated) | Lexington County | 11.7% | 15,921 | $62,955 | $1,246 |
| 39 | Port Royal | Beaufort County | 11.7% | 15,579 | $74,870 | $1,726 |
| 40 | Boiling Springs (unincorporated) | Spartanburg County | 11.7% | 12,936 | $72,068 | $1,266 |
| 41 | Easley | Pickens County | 11.7% | 24,841 | $66,299 | $947 |
| 42 | Columbia | Richland County | 11.6% | 139,643 | $55,529 | $1,204 |
| 43 | Rock Hill | York County | 11.6% | 75,259 | $68,771 | $1,341 |
| 44 | Orangeburg | Orangeburg County | 11.6% | 13,253 | $38,635 | $848 |
| 45 | Ladson (unincorporated) | Berkeley County | 11.3% | 16,140 | $78,760 | $1,785 |
| 46 | North Augusta | Aiken County | 11.2% | 25,653 | $86,092 | $1,169 |
| 47 | Powdersville (unincorporated) | Anderson County | 11.1% | 10,771 | $84,910 | $1,232 |
| 48 | Florence | Florence County | 11.0% | 40,408 | $56,143 | $992 |
| 49 | Summerville | Dorchester County | 10.7% | 51,654 | $81,046 | $1,526 |
| 50 | Carolina Forest (unincorporated) | Horry County | 10.6% | 26,263 | $74,436 | $1,668 |
| 51 | Dentsville (unincorporated) | Richland County | 10.0% | 15,209 | $45,473 | $1,250 |
| 52 | West Columbia | Lexington County | 9.8% | 17,963 | $56,912 | $1,201 |
| 53 | Clemson | Pickens County | 9.8% | 18,072 | $49,520 | $1,007 |
| 54 | North Charleston | Charleston County | 9.7% | 119,913 | $62,956 | $1,430 |
| 55 | Socastee (unincorporated) | Horry County | 8.7% | 23,796 | $62,257 | $1,246 |
| 56 | Red Bank (unincorporated) | Lexington County | 8.4% | 11,314 | $68,004 | $1,160 |
| 57 | Beaufort | Beaufort County | 8.0% | 13,747 | $61,220 | $1,212 |
| 58 | Red Hill (unincorporated) | Horry County | 7.5% | 15,920 | $68,250 | $1,179 |
| 59 | Sangaree (unincorporated) | Berkeley County | 7.4% | 8,681 | $77,673 | $1,419 |
| 60 | York | York County | 7.0% | 8,969 | $56,176 | $896 |
| 61 | Spartanburg | Spartanburg County | 6.8% | 38,910 | $51,964 | $1,099 |
| 62 | Berea (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 6.8% | 16,862 | $49,829 | $1,076 |
| 63 | Gantt (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 6.7% | 15,401 | $47,316 | $1,062 |
| 64 | Conway | Horry County | 6.5% | 27,263 | $56,650 | $866 |
| 65 | Woodfield (unincorporated) | Richland County | 6.5% | 9,465 | $45,526 | $1,169 |
| 66 | Lancaster | Lancaster County | 6.2% | 8,921 | $46,311 | $868 |
| 67 | Cayce | Lexington County | 6.1% | 13,741 | $62,045 | $1,360 |
| 68 | Sumter | Sumter County | 6.1% | 43,053 | $55,592 | $1,076 |
| 69 | Anderson | Anderson County | 5.8% | 30,051 | $46,933 | $975 |
| 70 | Laurens | Laurens County | 5.3% | 9,336 | $49,246 | $833 |
| 71 | Bennettsville | Marlboro County | 5.2% | 7,751 | $37,115 | $671 |
| 72 | Gaffney | Cherokee County | 4.9% | 12,596 | $41,089 | $887 |
| 73 | Valley Falls (unincorporated) | Spartanburg County | 4.6% | 8,239 | $55,661 | $1,021 |
| 74 | Seneca | Oconee County | 4.4% | 8,993 | $52,022 | $807 |
| 75 | Camden | Kershaw County | 3.6% | 8,267 | $63,576 | $956 |
| 76 | Newberry | Newberry County | 3.2% | 10,790 | $51,260 | $831 |
| 77 | Greenwood | Greenwood County | 3.0% | 22,536 | $41,150 | $839 |
| 78 | Union | Union County | 2.4% | 8,079 | $31,914 | $832 |
| 79 | Clinton | Laurens County | 2.3% | 7,676 | $44,522 | $899 |
| 80 | Georgetown | Georgetown County | 2.0% | 8,565 | $56,981 | $780 |
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Tega Cay, with 32.5% (among the 80 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 80 largest places in South Carolina by population.