Timmonsville is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 2,097 people and three associated neighborhoods, Timmonsville is the 132nd largest community in South Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Timmonsville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 46.40% of the Timmonsville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Timmonsville is a town of sales and office workers, production and manufacturing workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Timmonsville who work in office and administrative support (12.33%), healthcare (10.81%), and sales jobs (9.19%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.14% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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. Timmonsville is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The citizens of Timmonsville have a very low rate of college education: just 6.92% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree, compared to a national average of 21.84% for all cities. The per capita income in Timmonsville in 2022 was $18,816, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,264 for a family of four. Timmonsville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.89% of its population below the federal poverty line.Timmonsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Timmonsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Timmonsville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Timmonsville include English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Italian. The most common language spoken in Timmonsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
