Work and Jobs in Oakway, South Carolina (SC) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
The most common industries in Oakway are: Construction (13.7% of civilian employees), Textile mills & textile products (10.2% of civilian employees), Educational services (9.1% of civilian employees). 72.3% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 2.6% greater than the rate of 70.4% across the entire state of South Carolina.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
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Industry | All | Males | Females |
Construction | 13.7% (567) | 23.5% (530) | 2.0% (37) |
Textile mills and textile products | 10.2% (424) | 10.9% (246) | 9.4% (178) |
Educational services | 9.1% (379) | 5.1% (116) | 13.9% (263) |
Health care | 8.8% (365) | 3.0% (68) | 15.7% (297) |
Metal and metal products | 5.4% (224) | 8.1% (183) | 2.2% (41) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 4.3% (177) | 3.5% (78) | 5.2% (99) |
Accommodation and food services | 3.1% (127) | 1.8% (41) | 4.5% (86) |
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 2.8% (116) | 2.8% (64) | 2.7% (52) |
Food and beverage stores | 2.7% (112) | 1.0% (22) | 4.8% (90) |
Utilities | 2.6% (109) | 3.1% (71) | 2.0% (38) |
Public administration | 2.6% (108) | 2.1% (47) | 3.2% (61) |
Transportation equipment | 2.2% (91) | 2.5% (56) | 1.8% (35) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.0% (82) | 2.2% (49) | 1.7% (33) |
Plastics and rubber products | 2.0% (81) | 2.2% (49) | 1.7% (32) |
Machinery | 1.9% (79) | 2.3% (51) | 1.5% (28) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.4% (58) | 1.9% (42) | 0.8% (16) |
Truck transportation | 1.4% (57) | 1.7% (38) | 1.0% (19) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.3% (54) | 2.0% (46) | 0.4% (8) |
Chemicals | 1.3% (54) | 2.4% (54) | 0.0% (0) |
Finance and insurance | 1.3% (54) | 0.4% (8) | 2.4% (46) |
Personal and laundry services | 1.3% (53) | 0.0% (0) | 2.8% (53) |
Repair and maintenance | 1.3% (52) | 2.3% (52) | 0.0% (0) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.2% (49) | 1.3% (29) | 1.1% (20) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.2% (48) | 0.9% (21) | 1.4% (27) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 1.1% (46) | 1.3% (29) | 0.9% (17) |
Other direct selling establishments | 1.1% (44) | 0.0% (0) | 2.3% (44) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.1% (44) | 0.0% (0) | 2.3% (44) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.0% (43) | 1.5% (33) | 0.5% (10) |
Computer and electronic products | 0.9% (36) | 0.3% (7) | 1.5% (29) |
Wood products | 0.8% (32) | 0.8% (18) | 0.7% (14) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.7% (30) | 0.8% (18) | 0.6% (12) |
Social assistance | 0.6% (26) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (26) |
U. S. Postal service | 0.6% (25) | 0.2% (5) | 1.1% (20) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.6% (25) | 0.3% (7) | 1.0% (18) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.6% (23) | 0.6% (14) | 0.5% (9) |
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.5% (22) | 0.6% (13) | 0.5% (9) |
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (22) | 0.7% (15) | 0.4% (7) |
Apparel | 0.5% (21) | 0.2% (5) | 0.8% (16) |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.4% (18) | 0.8% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.4% (15) | 0.7% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (15) | 0.7% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.3% (14) | 0.6% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.3% (12) | 0.5% (12) | 0.0% (0) |
Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.3% (12) | 0.2% (5) | 0.4% (7) |
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.3% (11) | 0.5% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
Private households | 0.3% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (11) |
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (10) |
Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.2% (9) | 0.4% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Vending machine operators | 0.2% (9) | 0.4% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (8) |
Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.2% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (8) |
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (7) |
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (7) |
Food | 0.1% (6) | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Book stores and news dealers | 0.1% (6) | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Air transportation | 0.1% (6) | 0.3% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (4) | 0.2% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Oakway
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 4.4%Males
- 2.6%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 12.5%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
Oakway: | 2.5% (104) |
South Carolina: | 2.9% (52,042) |
5:30am:
Oakway: | 1.6% (67) |
South Carolina: | 2.4% (44,320) |
6am:
Oakway: | 3.9% (160) |
South Carolina: | 3.8% (68,753) |
6:30am:
Oakway: | 12.9% (527) |
South Carolina: | 8.4% (153,907) |
7am:
Oakway: | 15.0% (612) |
South Carolina: | 11.5% (210,295) |
7:30am:
Oakway: | 18.4% (751) |
South Carolina: | 15.9% (289,937) |
8am:
Oakway: | 14.0% (572) |
South Carolina: | 16.7% (305,268) |
8:30am:
Oakway: | 7.2% (295) |
South Carolina: | 10.4% (189,373) |
9am:
Oakway: | 2.8% (114) |
South Carolina: | 4.5% (82,760) |
10am:
Oakway: | 2.8% (113) |
South Carolina: | 4.6% (83,870) |
11am:
Oakway: | 0.8% (32) |
South Carolina: | 1.8% (32,177) |
12pm:
Oakway: | 0.6% (24) |
South Carolina: | 0.8% (15,242) |
4pm:
Oakway: | 5.0% (205) |
South Carolina: | 6.4% (116,272) |
>4pm:
Oakway: | 9.8% (399) |
South Carolina: | 7.7% (140,518) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
Oakway: | 2.9% (117) |
South Carolina: | 3.0% (53,890) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Oakway: | 4.3% (174) |
South Carolina: | 10.6% (193,658) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Oakway: | 11.1% (453) |
South Carolina: | 15.6% (284,615) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Oakway: | 19.3% (789) |
South Carolina: | 17.1% (311,394) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Oakway: | 16.5% (676) |
South Carolina: | 15.0% (274,138) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Oakway: | 8.8% (358) |
South Carolina: | 5.9% (108,410) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Oakway: | 13.0% (532) |
South Carolina: | 13.5% (246,792) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Oakway: | 3.5% (145) |
South Carolina: | 2.5% (44,712) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Oakway: | 3.5% (144) |
South Carolina: | 2.6% (46,969) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Oakway: | 5.1% (207) |
South Carolina: | 6.3% (114,459) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Oakway: | 4.7% (191) |
South Carolina: | 3.4% (61,532) |
90 or more minutes:
Oakway: | 4.6% (189) |
South Carolina: | 2.4% (44,165) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Oakway: | 82.1% (3,357) |
South Carolina: | 79.4% (1,447,338) |
Carpooled:
Oakway: | 13.0% (533) |
South Carolina: | 14.0% (255,857) |
Walked:
Oakway: | 0.9% (36) |
South Carolina: | 2.3% (42,567) |
Other means:
Oakway: | 1.2% (49) |
South Carolina: | 1.0% (17,527) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Oakway: | 86.3% (3,357) |
South Carolina: | 85.0% (1,447,338) |
In 2 person carpool:
Oakway: | 9.8% (382) |
South Carolina: | 11.0% (187,418) |
In 3 person carpool:
Oakway: | 2.9% (114) |
South Carolina: | 2.4% (40,124) |
In 4 person carpool:
Oakway: | 0.8% (30) |
South Carolina: | 0.9% (15,038) |
In 7+ person carpool:
Oakway: | 0.2% (7) |
South Carolina: | 0.3% (4,807) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Oakway: | 72.3% (2,998) |
South Carolina: | 70.4% (1,284,199) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Oakway: | 2.9% (121) |
South Carolina: | 3.1% (56,628) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Oakway: | 2.9% (122) |
South Carolina: | 4.6% (84,506) |
Local government workers:
Oakway: | 6.0% (250) |
South Carolina: | 5.4% (99,319) |
State government workers:
Oakway: | 7.1% (294) |
South Carolina: | 8.1% (147,384) |
Federal government workers:
Oakway: | 1.1% (45) |
South Carolina: | 2.4% (43,164) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Oakway: | 7.6% (317) |
South Carolina: | 5.7% (104,649) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Oakway: | 71.4% (1,611) |
South Carolina: | 73.5% (702,345) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Oakway: | 3.6% (81) |
South Carolina: | 4.4% (41,954) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Oakway: | 1.5% (33) |
South Carolina: | 3.0% (28,252) |
Local government workers - Males:
Oakway: | 4.9% (110) |
South Carolina: | 4.2% (40,534) |
State government workers - Males:
Oakway: | 6.4% (144) |
South Carolina: | 5.1% (49,132) |
Federal government workers - Males:
Oakway: | 0.7% (15) |
South Carolina: | 2.4% (22,630) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Oakway: | 11.6% (261) |
South Carolina: | 7.2% (68,656) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Oakway: | 73.3% (1,387) |
South Carolina: | 67.0% (581,854) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Oakway: | 2.1% (40) |
South Carolina: | 1.7% (14,674) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Oakway: | 4.7% (89) |
South Carolina: | 6.5% (56,254) |
Local government workers - Females:
Oakway: | 7.4% (140) |
South Carolina: | 6.8% (58,785) |
State government workers - Females:
Oakway: | 7.9% (150) |
South Carolina: | 11.3% (98,252) |
Federal government workers - Females:
Oakway: | 1.6% (30) |
South Carolina: | 2.4% (20,534) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Oakway: | 3.0% (56) |
South Carolina: | 4.1% (35,993) |