Facts & Figures
The Upstate.
1.5M
2020
Population
1.74M
2040 Projected Population
10
Counties
Cities & Towns
62
6,165
Square Miles
84%
Of Upstate commuters drive alone while only
0.4%
Commute using public transit
53,403
Businesses
686,291
Employees
$50,296
Avg. Household Income
Transit & Autos.
Trips made in 2018 by transit agencies
3.2M
10x
Public transit is 10 times safer per mile than traveling by automobile
$4
For every $1 invested in public transportation,
is generated in economic returns
Home values in areas located near
high-frequency public transit perform
42%
better than in other areas
Hours wasted annually in traffic congestion by average Upstate drivers
20
SC is #1 in the nation for road fatality rate
#1
Households in the Upstate with no access to a vehicle
37,000
Vehicles traveling daily on interstates in the Upstate
+250,000
$590
lost in time and fuel while sitting in traffic
1.5%
Only 1.5% of SCDOT's budget goes to anything other than car-focused infrastructure. Nationally, the number is closer to 20%.
Freight & Trails.
$7M
Sources:
- American Public Transportation Association: "2019 Public Transportation Fact Book," Washington, D.C., April 2019
- South Carolina Transportation by the Numbers, TRIP
- 2019 Urban Mobility Report, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
- Upstate SC Alliance
- US Census