Summerton is a tiny town located in the state of South Carolina. With a population of 791 people and two associated neighborhoods, Summerton is the 195th largest community in South Carolina.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 13.97% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Summerton is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

The population of Summerton is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 34.79% of adults in Summerton have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Summerton in 2018 was $22,908, which is lower middle income relative to South Carolina, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $91,632 for a family of four. However, Summerton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Summerton is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Summerton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Summerton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Summerton include English, French, Scots-Irish, German, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Summerton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and German/Yiddish.