Summerton is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 791 people and two associated neighborhoods, Summerton is the 195th largest community in South Carolina.

A relatively large number of people in Summerton telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.97% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Being a small town, Summerton does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The education level of Summerton citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 34.79% of adults in Summerton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Summerton in 2022 was $22,908, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,632 for a family of four. However, Summerton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Summerton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Summerton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Summerton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Summerton include English, French, Scots-Irish, German, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Summerton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.