Timmonsville is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 2,097 people and three associated neighborhoods, Timmonsville is the 132nd largest community in South Carolina.

A relatively large number of people in Timmonsville telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 8.14% 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, Timmonsville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The population of Timmonsville has a very low overall level of education: only 6.92% of people over 25 hold a 4-year college degree or higher.

The per capita income in Timmonsville in 2018 was $18,816, which is low income relative to South Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $75,264 for a family of four. Timmonsville also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.89% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Timmonsville is a somewhat ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Timmonsville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Timmonsville residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Timmonsville include English, Irish, Scottish, German, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Timmonsville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.