Newberry County Economic Development / Statistical Profile

Location

Commuting Patterns 2000
County	Commuting to Newberry	Commuting from Newberry
Calhoun	10	2
Clarendon	6	0
Fairfield	363	221
Kershaw	55	3
Lee	0	0
Lexington	606	1,386
Newberry	10,150	0
Orangeburg	23	14
Richland	694	1,930
Sumter	108	0
Subtotal	12,015	3,556
Abbeville	0	27
Aiken	31	18
Anderson	12	15
Beaufort	16	8
Berkeley	0	2
Charleston	10	15
Cherokee	0	12
Chester	16	7
Dillon	7	0
Edgefield	49	8
Georgetown	0	5
Greenville	58	96
Greenwood	94	252
Horry	9	0
Lancaster	6	19
Laurens	370	772
Malboro	4	0
McCormick	13	0
Oconee	9	2
Pickens	20	2
Saluda	471	92
Spartanburg	22	156
Union	190	229
Williamsburg	6	0
York	34	25
Outside SC	82	113
Subtotal	1,529	1,875
Total	13,544	5,431
% of Labor Force Commuting out of Newberry County		30.16%
Average Commute Time		25
Source: 2000 US Census County to County Worker Flow Files

Gov. Sanford Welcomes Additional Job Creation at Caterpillar Facility in Newberry

3/16/2010

Gov. Sanford Welcomes Additional Job Creation at Caterpillar Facility in Newberry Caterpillar plans to increase capacity for diesel and gas powered generator sets assembled in Newberry COLUMBIA, S.C. - March 16, 2010 - Gov. Mark Sanford, the South Carolina Department of Commerce, Newberry... More
OTR Wheel Engineering Announces Newberry County Location

2/2/2010

Newberry, S.C. - February 2, 2010 -Newberry County and the Town of Whitmire today announced that OTR Wheel Engineering, Inc. will open an assembly operation in Whitmire, South Carolina. Although the investment is limited at this point, there are plans to grow the facility in the near future. ... More
Small Business Development Center Reopens

1/31/2010

After months of planning to reopen, the Small Business Development Center(SBDC) is proud to announce the reopening of its office in Newberry, SC. The office is located in the Dufford House (Alumni & Church Relations building) on the campus of Newberry College. The effort is supported by... More