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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, Fountain Inn has the smallest share of long commutes (3.4%), followed by Seven Oaks and Hilton Head Island. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 80 places in South Carolina that we cover, the median is 10.7% and the average 12.2%; the figure runs from 3.4% (Fountain Inn) to 32.1% (York). That is a spread of 9.4 times between the two ends. The state figure is 14.7%; 18 of the 80 places are above it and 62 at or below.
The first five are Fountain Inn, Seven Oaks, Hilton Head Island, Socastee, Taylors. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: short commutes can mean a self-contained job market or a small town with few employers. 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 ⇅ | Commute of 45 minutes or more ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fountain Inn | Greenville County | 3.4% | 12,020 | $73,585 | $1,184 |
| 2 | Seven Oaks (unincorporated) | Lexington County | 4.3% | 15,921 | $62,955 | $1,246 |
| 3 | Hilton Head Island | Beaufort County | 4.3% | 37,911 | $94,657 | $1,479 |
| 4 | Socastee (unincorporated) | Horry County | 4.6% | 23,796 | $62,257 | $1,246 |
| 5 | Taylors (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 4.7% | 24,505 | $77,144 | $1,337 |
| 6 | Cayce | Lexington County | 4.8% | 13,741 | $62,045 | $1,360 |
| 7 | Carolina Forest (unincorporated) | Horry County | 5.0% | 26,263 | $74,436 | $1,668 |
| 8 | Myrtle Beach | Horry County | 5.2% | 38,371 | $60,394 | $1,261 |
| 9 | Columbia | Richland County | 5.2% | 139,643 | $55,529 | $1,204 |
| 10 | Red Hill (unincorporated) | Horry County | 5.3% | 15,920 | $68,250 | $1,179 |
| 11 | Port Royal | Beaufort County | 5.3% | 15,579 | $74,870 | $1,726 |
| 12 | Oak Grove (unincorporated) | Lexington County | 6.0% | 12,256 | $74,554 | $1,045 |
| 13 | West Columbia | Lexington County | 6.0% | 17,963 | $56,912 | $1,201 |
| 14 | Mauldin | Greenville County | 6.2% | 27,055 | $82,331 | $1,490 |
| 15 | Simpsonville | Greenville County | 6.3% | 26,144 | $82,457 | $1,415 |
| 16 | St. Andrews (unincorporated) | Richland County | 6.5% | 19,868 | $46,511 | $1,088 |
| 17 | Florence | Florence County | 6.5% | 40,408 | $56,143 | $992 |
| 18 | Wade Hampton (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 6.7% | 20,898 | $77,449 | $1,115 |
| 19 | Forest Acres | Richland County | 6.9% | 10,530 | $78,306 | $1,263 |
| 20 | Irmo | Richland County | 7.0% | 11,813 | $80,489 | $1,477 |
| 21 | Greenville | Greenville County | 7.1% | 72,935 | $71,472 | $1,312 |
| 22 | North Myrtle Beach | Horry County | 7.4% | 19,855 | $72,722 | $1,263 |
| 23 | Woodfield (unincorporated) | Richland County | 7.6% | 9,465 | $45,526 | $1,169 |
| 24 | Clemson | Pickens County | 7.7% | 18,072 | $49,520 | $1,007 |
| 25 | Beaufort | Beaufort County | 7.7% | 13,747 | $61,220 | $1,212 |
| 26 | James Island | Charleston County | 7.9% | 12,198 | $104,217 | $1,695 |
| 27 | Spartanburg | Spartanburg County | 8.2% | 38,910 | $51,964 | $1,099 |
| 28 | Murrells Inlet (unincorporated) | Georgetown County | 8.3% | 10,044 | $77,438 | $1,751 |
| 29 | Seneca | Oconee County | 9.1% | 8,993 | $52,022 | $807 |
| 30 | Greenwood | Greenwood County | 9.1% | 22,536 | $41,150 | $839 |
| 31 | North Augusta | Aiken County | 9.2% | 25,653 | $86,092 | $1,169 |
| 32 | Dentsville (unincorporated) | Richland County | 9.2% | 15,209 | $45,473 | $1,250 |
| 33 | Gaffney | Cherokee County | 9.2% | 12,596 | $41,089 | $887 |
| 34 | Gantt (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 9.5% | 15,401 | $47,316 | $1,062 |
| 35 | Berea (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 9.8% | 16,862 | $49,829 | $1,076 |
| 36 | Greer | Greenville County | 9.9% | 41,536 | $82,626 | $1,198 |
| 37 | Hanahan | Berkeley County | 10.0% | 21,452 | $87,984 | $1,412 |
| 38 | Garden City (unincorporated) | Horry County | 10.1% | 11,591 | $47,249 | $1,472 |
| 39 | Conway | Horry County | 10.4% | 27,263 | $56,650 | $866 |
| 40 | Lexington | Lexington County | 10.5% | 24,585 | $87,126 | $1,545 |
| 41 | Five Forks (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 10.7% | 18,656 | $141,786 | $2,178 |
| 42 | Mount Pleasant | Charleston County | 10.8% | 93,993 | $124,755 | $2,159 |
| 43 | Sumter | Sumter County | 11.2% | 43,053 | $55,592 | $1,076 |
| 44 | Clinton | Laurens County | 11.2% | 7,676 | $44,522 | $899 |
| 45 | Valley Falls (unincorporated) | Spartanburg County | 11.3% | 8,239 | $55,661 | $1,021 |
| 46 | Litchfield Beach (unincorporated) | Georgetown County | 12.0% | 9,044 | $76,351 | $1,704 |
| 47 | Charleston | Charleston County | 12.1% | 154,338 | $92,414 | $1,722 |
| 48 | Red Bank (unincorporated) | Lexington County | 12.6% | 11,314 | $68,004 | $1,160 |
| 49 | Sans Souci (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 12.7% | 7,665 | $45,069 | $999 |
| 50 | Travelers Rest | Greenville County | 13.0% | 8,370 | $54,583 | $1,033 |
| 51 | Boiling Springs (unincorporated) | Spartanburg County | 13.0% | 12,936 | $72,068 | $1,266 |
| 52 | White Knoll (unincorporated) | Lexington County | 13.1% | 8,310 | $80,246 | $1,180 |
| 53 | North Charleston | Charleston County | 13.1% | 119,913 | $62,956 | $1,430 |
| 54 | Lugoff (unincorporated) | Kershaw County | 13.7% | 9,786 | $69,485 | $915 |
| 55 | Easley | Pickens County | 13.7% | 24,841 | $66,299 | $947 |
| 56 | Hardeeville | Jasper County | 13.8% | 10,871 | $78,365 | $1,406 |
| 57 | Parker (unincorporated) | Greenville County | 13.9% | 12,898 | $40,043 | $1,099 |
| 58 | Laurens | Laurens County | 14.1% | 9,336 | $49,246 | $833 |
| 59 | Aiken | Aiken County | 14.2% | 32,521 | $76,746 | $1,180 |
| 60 | Bluffton | Beaufort County | 14.3% | 33,157 | $111,281 | $2,256 |
| 61 | Anderson | Anderson County | 14.3% | 30,051 | $46,933 | $975 |
| 62 | Little River (unincorporated) | Horry County | 14.7% | 11,771 | $65,786 | $1,528 |
| 63 | Goose Creek | Berkeley County | 15.9% | 48,078 | $88,178 | $1,690 |
| 64 | Fort Mill | York County | 15.9% | 30,775 | $121,823 | $1,503 |
| 65 | Rock Hill | York County | 16.1% | 75,259 | $68,771 | $1,341 |
| 66 | Georgetown | Georgetown County | 16.2% | 8,565 | $56,981 | $780 |
| 67 | Orangeburg | Orangeburg County | 17.6% | 13,253 | $38,635 | $848 |
| 68 | Moncks Corner | Berkeley County | 20.6% | 15,485 | $91,500 | $1,307 |
| 69 | Ladson (unincorporated) | Berkeley County | 20.9% | 16,140 | $78,760 | $1,785 |
| 70 | Powdersville (unincorporated) | Anderson County | 20.9% | 10,771 | $84,910 | $1,232 |
| 71 | Sangaree (unincorporated) | Berkeley County | 22.5% | 8,681 | $77,673 | $1,419 |
| 72 | Lancaster | Lancaster County | 22.9% | 8,921 | $46,311 | $868 |
| 73 | Newberry | Newberry County | 23.1% | 10,790 | $51,260 | $831 |
| 74 | Bennettsville | Marlboro County | 23.6% | 7,751 | $37,115 | $671 |
| 75 | Summerville | Dorchester County | 24.5% | 51,654 | $81,046 | $1,526 |
| 76 | Union | Union County | 25.3% | 8,079 | $31,914 | $832 |
| 77 | Tega Cay | York County | 25.6% | 13,615 | $142,000 | $1,408 |
| 78 | Lake Wylie (unincorporated) | York County | 28.3% | 16,006 | $112,097 | $1,710 |
| 79 | Camden | Kershaw County | 29.6% | 8,267 | $63,576 | $956 |
| 80 | York | York County | 32.1% | 8,969 | $56,176 | $896 |
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Fountain Inn, with 3.4% (among the 80 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 80 largest places in South Carolina by population.