Honea Path is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 3,788 people and two associated neighborhoods, Honea Path is the 94th largest community in South Carolina.Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Honea Path is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 38.14% of the Honea Path workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Honea Path is a town of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Honea Path who work in healthcare (19.62%), office and administrative support (10.87%), and law enforcement and fire fighting (6.07%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.55% 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. In Honea Path, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 35.09 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Honea Path doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The population of Honea Path overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Honea Path, 23.41% have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Honea Path in 2022 was $24,026, 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 $96,104 for a family of four. However, Honea Path contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Honea Path is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Honea Path home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Honea Path residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Honea Path include Scottish, English, Irish, French, and Polish. The most common language spoken in Honea Path is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Greek.
