Greer

Population & Demographics

Greer, SC

Greer is home to 41,536 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 17,693 resident workers commute each day.

South CarolinaCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
41,536
people
Population

41,536 residents

Median age 36.0 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Greer population & demographics

Who lives in Greer — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
41,536
Median age
36.0yrs
Median household income
$82,626
Median home value
$288,700
Median gross rent
$1,198/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
41.4%
Poverty rate
10.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Greer

How Greer breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

White57.9%
Black17.4%
Hispanic or Latino16.1%
Asian5.2%
Two or more races3.2%
Some other race0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%

Race across Greer

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Greer.

Greer at a glance
Employed Residents
17,693
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
10.5mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
8.6%
Share working within the area
Work from home
15.2%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
Greenville
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Greer proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Greer commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

59 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Greer

17,693 commutes, one dot at a time

Greer

Where 17,693 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Greer, by worker count.

1Greenville10.5 mi3,621
2Greer0.0 mi1,516
3Spartanburg17.2 mi735
4Wade Hampton6.8 mi439
5Mauldin11.1 mi423
6Columbia94.2 mi274
7Gantt13.8 mi252
8Taylors4.8 mi193

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Greer.

1Greer0.0 mi1,516
2Greenville10.5 mi711
3Taylors4.8 mi396
4Spartanburg17.2 mi323
5Wade Hampton6.8 mi289
6Mauldin11.1 mi271
7Simpsonville13.9 mi235
8Five Forks8.9 mi206

Top industries

The sectors that employ Greer’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
RTRetail Trade20.1%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance14.0%
MFManufacturing12.5%
AFAccommodation and Food Services12.5%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services9.3%
COConstruction7.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.9%
EDEducational Services3.6%
TRTransportation and Warehousing3.4%
Connectivity

Internet options for Greer

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

4 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps100%
5 Gbps100%
8 Gbps
See all internet providers in Greer

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