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Looks like Greenwood to BMW is 65 miles or so and 1 hour and 15 minute commute. He must really like Greenwood.
You probably right it has more connection to Greenville but I don't see it as the upstate. I don't think there are a ton of commuters from Greenwood given it is 1 hour plus, and while some might come shopping in Greenville, it probaby isn't much higher percentage than people in Greenville who go to Charlotte or Atlanta to shop.
I view 418 as the southern boundary of the Greenville metro.
We definitely traveled to Greenville more than the others mentioned. My family and friends down there still do. We considered ourselves upstate sc my whole life. I can get from my home in Simpsonville to my dad's home in Greenwood in less than 50 minutes. Greenwood isn't metro Greenville, but is upstate.
You have to fully cross 2 counties to reach Columbia. Over an hour drive. To get to Greenville traveling highway 25 you cross through only the tip of Laurens county. It's all 4 lane too. Not a bad drive.
You have to fully cross 2 counties to reach Columbia. Over an hour drive. To get to Greenville traveling highway 25 you cross through only the tip of Laurens county. It's all 4 lane too. Not a bad drive.
That map isn't quite accurate, but Greenwood is generally considered Upstate.
I think this map is a little better, with Piedmont being roughly equivalent to the Upstate as it is generally perceived:
You have to fully cross 2 counties to reach Columbia. Over an hour drive. To get to Greenville traveling highway 25 you cross through only the tip of Laurens county. It's all 4 lane too. Not a bad drive.
i don't think you have to include Greenwood in any of the CSAs though. I can't see that many commuters given it would be minimum 2 hour round trip commute every day to Greenville.
I would say Greewood is part of the Old 96 District metro.
i don't think you have to include Greenwood in any of the CSAs though. I can't see that many commuters given it would be minimum 2 hour round trip commute every day to Greenville.
I would say Greewood is part of the Old 96 District metro.
In my opinion, for a county to be considered the Upstate, you have to be able to glimpse the mountains from at least 1 location in the county.
There is no Old District 96 metro, and Laurens is in Greenville msa. Edgefield is in Augusta msa. Greenwood, McCormick, and Abbeville aren't included in any msa, but they are in the Greenville csa based on the guidelines set. CSA and metro are 2 different things. Again, don't confuse the 2. The designations for msa, csa, etc has already been set by the Census Bureau. Has nothing to do with our opinion. It is what it is based on those guidelines.
I understand that. If you grew up in Greenwood as I did, you would see we definitely leaned on Greenville more. It's not as far as you think.
There are so many different definitions for SC's regions. You can find 10 different definitions on what the Upstate Region is depending on who you ask. I would probably consider Greenwood in the Upstate because I am from Columbia and everything to me north of Newberry was Upstate, just like everything south of Oburg is Low Country, etc.
It is most certainly on the fringe of the Upstate though. I also would never consider it part of the Greenville area nor would I ever describe Greenwood as being "near Greenville." This is what I am saying about the Upstate, it is a massive massive area, but its not because of sprwal, its because of continuous strings of mid to small cities that are close to one another.
While Greenville may be the largest city in the region, the region really does not revolve around Greenville, its very much a collective group of cities that together form the Upstate and Greenwood is a great example...its part of the Upstate and is a decent size city that does not at all depend on Greenville to survive. IMO with the exception of Greenville itself, Simpsonville, Mauldin, and Powdersville, the Upstate really is not dependent on Greenville. Now Greenville has certainly helped the region, but if Greenville didnt exist, Spartanburg, Anderson, Greenwood, Clemson, all these cities would still be here and probably not totally different than how they are now.
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