Commuting Patterns
148,134 workers live and work in Richland County; 226,638 commute into Richland County, and 184,031 commute out of Richland County. Richland County’s interstate system allows local residents and residents of other counties to easily commute into and/or out of Richland County for work. Additionally, the vast majority of residents that commute spend 15-19 minutes commuting to work—extending the labor draw for companies in Richland County.
Commuting
Out of
Richland County
|
Commuting
Into
Richland County
|
County
|
Workers
|
County
|
Workers
|
| Lexington Co. SC |
33,519 |
Lexington Co. SC |
14,859 |
| Kershaw Co. SC |
5,433 |
Greenville Co. SC |
2,774 |
| Greenville Co. SC |
2,551 |
Charleston Co. SC |
2,382 |
| Charleston Co. SC |
2,065 |
Spartanburg Co. SC |
1,243 |
| Fairfield Co. SC |
1,968 |
Newberry Co. SC |
1,112 |
| Other Counties |
27,989 |
Other Counties |
12,724 |
| All Counties |
73,525 |
All Counties |
35,094 |
Source: ESRI. Data as of 2014q1.