Jackson is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,641 people and two constituent neighborhoods, Jackson is the 190th largest community in South Carolina.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Jackson is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 36.3% of the Jackson workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Jackson is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and construction workers and builders. There are especially a lot of people living in Jackson who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.88%), sales jobs (10.30%), and food service (5.72%).

Jackson is a very car-oriented town. 98.21% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Jackson is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Jackson has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Jackson is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Jackson Information and Demographics

The percentage of people in Jackson with college degrees is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%: just 11.09% of people over 25 have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Jackson in 2000 was $17,357, which is upper middle income relative to South Carolina, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $69,428 for a family of four.

Jackson is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Jackson home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Jackson is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Jackson include English, Irish, German, Scotch-Irish, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Jackson is English. Some people also speak Spanish.