One downside of living in Pickens is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Pickens, the average commute to work is 32.29 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small city, Pickens doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The citizens of Pickens are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.99% of adults in Pickens have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Pickens in 2022 was $23,769, 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 $95,076 for a family of four. However, Pickens contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Pickens is a very ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Pickens home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Pickens residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Pickens include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Pickens is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
