Labor Force and Unemployment

Within 45 Miles

Labor Force

43,564

Employment

39,951

Unemployment

3,614

Unemployment Rate

3.8%

Mean Travel Time to work

27.9 minutes

Source:  South Carolina Dept. of Commerce
www.sccommerce.com

Income and Sales Data

2002 Retail Sales ($1000)

$146,337

2002 Retail Sales (per capita)

$6,261

2004 Median Household Income

$27,194

Source:  US Census Bureau (www.census.gov)

Geography

Region

Southern

County

Barnwell

County Seat

Barnwell

Nearest MSA

Aiken – (Atlanta, GA)

Miles to:

   Columbia

59

   Metro City

42

   New York

754

   Miami

625

   Atlanta

189

   San Francisco

2,729

Monthly Climate Summary

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Average Max. Temp

58.8

62.1

69.2

77.5

84.6

89.8

91.8

90.5

86.4

77.9

68.8

60.4

Average Min. Temp

35.8

37.5

43.7

51.0

59.2

66.2

69.3

68.4

63.5

52.5

43.1

36.8

Average Precipitation

3.83

3.79

4.40

3.35

3.51

4.93

4.94

4.88

3.70

2.82

2.48

3.40

Average Snowfall

0.1

0.4

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.1

Source:  Southeast Regional Climate Center (www.sercc.com)

Average Humidity

1 AM

83.0

7 AM

86.0

1 PM

51.0

7 PM

66.0

Climate Data

Heating Degree Days

2,568

Cooling Degree Days

1,935

Earliest Freeze Day

October 17

Last Freeze Day

April 6