Metros where people in Sumter are getting new jobs
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly shifted the job market in cities and towns across the country. Millions of layoffs in early 2020 forced workers to search elsewhere for jobs. Record numbers of workers have quit their jobs in the past year in favor of new pursuits in different locales. And concerns over virus spread in population-dense areas also inspired many to leave urban areas, and their jobs, in favor of rural ones.
Emerging job markets in places like Austin, Texas, Nashville, Tennessee, and Salt Lake City reflect cultural shifts in what workers are looking for in their jobs and their places of residence: year-round warmth that makes outdoor activities easy, lower income taxes, and tech-focused employers.
Stacker compiled a list of metros where the most people from Sumter, SC found new jobs using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's Jobs-to-Jobs Flows. Metros are ranked by the number of people that started a new job from Sumter, SC in the first quarter of 2021.
#10. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
--- 1.1% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Sumter, SC from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA in Q1 2021: 25
--- #190 most common destination from Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA
- Net job flow: 10 to Sumter, SC
#9. Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC
--- 2.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Sumter, SC from Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC in Q1 2021: 24
--- #13 most common destination from Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC
- Net job flow: 3 to Hilton Head Island-Bluffton, SC
#8. Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
--- 2.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Sumter, SC from Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC in Q1 2021: 40
--- #22 (tie) most common destination from Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
- Net job flow: 7 to Sumter, SC
#7. Spartanburg, SC
--- 3.2% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Sumter, SC from Spartanburg, SC in Q1 2021: 49
--- #13 (tie) most common destination from Spartanburg, SC
- Net job flow: 6 to Sumter, SC
#6. Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
--- 4.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Sumter, SC from Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC in Q1 2021: 78
--- #14 most common destination from Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
- Net job flow: 12 to Sumter, SC
#5. Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
--- 7.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Sumter, SC from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC in Q1 2021: 90
--- #44 most common destination from Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
- Net job flow: 14 to Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
#4. Florence, SC
--- 9.4% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Sumter, SC from Florence, SC in Q1 2021: 128
--- #6 most common destination from Florence, SC
- Net job flow: 1 to Sumter, SC
#3. Charleston-North Charleston, SC
--- 12.7% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Sumter, SC from Charleston-North Charleston, SC in Q1 2021: 181
--- #11 most common destination from Charleston-North Charleston, SC
- Net job flow: 8 to Sumter, SC
#2. Greenville-Anderson, SC
--- 13.0% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Sumter, SC from Greenville-Anderson, SC in Q1 2021: 174
--- #10 most common destination from Greenville-Anderson, SC
- Net job flow: 2 to Greenville-Anderson, SC
#1. Columbia, SC
--- 27.9% of total new out-of-metro jobs
- Started a new job in Sumter, SC from Columbia, SC in Q1 2021: 442
--- #8 most common destination from Columbia, SC
- Net job flow: 63 to Sumter, SC
