One downside of living in Yemassee, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.35 minutes every day commuting to work.
Yemassee 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 percentage of adults in Yemassee with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 14.77% of adults in Yemassee have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Yemassee in 2022 was $27,794, which is middle income relative to South Carolina, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,176 for a family of four. However, Yemassee contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Yemassee is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Yemassee home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Yemassee residents report their race to be Black or African-American, followed by White. Important ancestries of people in Yemassee include European, English, African, Scottish, and Irish.
The most common language spoken in Yemassee is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Armenian.
