Elgin is a very small town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 1,657 people and five associated neighborhoods, Elgin is the 154th largest community in South Carolina.Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Elgin is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Elgin is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Elgin who work in office and administrative support (14.76%), business and financial occupations (10.45%), and management occupations (10.36%). Also of interest is that Elgin has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US. A relatively large number of people in Elgin telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.37% 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. In Elgin, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 30.33 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. As is often the case in a small town, Elgin doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.The percentage of people in Elgin who are college-educated is somewhat higher than the average US community of 21.84%: 27.08% of adults in Elgin have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Elgin in 2022 was $35,246, 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 $140,984 for a family of four. However, Elgin contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Elgin is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Elgin home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Elgin residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Elgin include Irish, English, German, Italian, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Elgin is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
