The availability of transportation determines, in part, employment status, health status and economic status.  Data reported in Table 23 reflects the availability of transportation for working individuals.  However, these data do not include measures transportation availability for persons who are disabled, elderly or unemployed.  However, it is some indication of the working poor.

The data indicate that residents in Spartanburg County fare better than those in peer counties and those across the state and the nation on average.  These data, however, do not take into account individuals who chose to forgo vehicle ownership in favor of public transportation. For persons who reported no vehicle availability, 36.4% nationally took public transportation and 40.9% in South Carolina took public transportation.  Rates by county indicated:

·         52.1% in Charleston took public transportation

·         61.4% in Greenville took public transportation

·         53.0% in Richland took public transportation

·         35.1% in Spartanburg took public transportation