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.Summerton is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Summerton is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Summerton who work in office and administrative support (18.78%), teaching (12.66%), and food service (10.92%). 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 population of Summerton is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 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.
