Jobs & Employment in Tatum, SC

Unemployment, workforce, and commute data — 2023 ACS Data

Employment Overview

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2023)

Unemployment Rate

25.9%

Labor Force

Employed

Mean Commute

15 min

How People Commute

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2023)

Drive Alone

100.0%

Employment by Sector

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2023)

Private Sector

70.0%

Government

25.0%

Self-Employed

10.0%

Top Occupations & Wages

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (2024)

Data represents the South Carolina metro area

Highest-Paying Job

General and Operations Managers

Top Median Wage

$99.3K

per year

Occupations Tracked

Occupation	Employment	25th Pct	Median	75th Pct
General and Operations Managers	39,170	$66.7K	$99.3K	$148.7K
Registered Nurses	50,300	$75.2K	$79.9K	$94.5K
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products	23,420	$45.9K	$63.3K	$99.6K
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	23,680	$47.6K	$59.4K	$64.5K
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	22,620	$41.9K	$58.5K	$92.3K
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	32,700	$45.1K	$51.8K	$63.1K
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General	27,820	$37.4K	$46.8K	$59.8K
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators	47,370	$37.0K	$42.4K	$50.1K
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	27,450	$35.3K	$41.7K	$49.6K
Customer Service Representatives	52,840	$32.9K	$37.9K	$46.5K
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	54,530	$33.8K	$37.2K	$41.8K
Office Clerks, General	45,700	$29.6K	$37.0K	$46.7K
Cooks, Restaurant	26,230	$29.8K	$35.7K	$37.4K
Stockers and Order Fillers	43,950	$30.6K	$35.3K	$38.4K
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	32,560	$26.6K	$29.6K	$35.8K
Retail Salespersons	69,010	$24.8K	$29.4K	$35.5K
Home Health and Personal Care Aides	35,960	$25.5K	$29.0K	$32.8K
Cashiers	59,470	$22.8K	$27.6K	$29.9K
Fast Food and Counter Workers	63,380	$22.7K	$26.8K	$29.0K
Waiters and Waitresses	43,730	$16.5K	$18.5K	$27.9K

Tatum, SC has an unemployment rate of 25.9% with a labor force of 27. The average commute time is 15 minutes. About 100.0% of workers drive alone to work.