Spartanburg County residents have just two days left to shape the next five years of the region’s economic and community development strategy. OneSpartanburg, Inc. is accepting survey responses through Sunday, April 19, as it builds Vision Plan 3.0 — the third consecutive five-year blueprint for growth, quality of life, and economic opportunity across the county.
The survey, available at onespartanburginc.com/visionplan, takes 10 to 15 minutes and asks residents, workers, and business owners what they see as the county’s biggest challenges and aspirations. Over 2,000 community members have already responded, and OneSpartanburg is pushing for additional input before the window closes Sunday.
OneSpartanburg’s Vision Plans are not shelf documents. Since Vision Plan 1.0 launched in 2017, Spartanburg County has attracted 14,298 new jobs, seen per capita income and educational attainment rates rise, and watched significant investment flow into downtown Spartanburg and outdoor amenities across the county.
Vision Plan 2.0 built on that foundation by creating an ecosystem of support services for small businesses, igniting local solutions to the childcare shortage, and propelling funding for 577 road and infrastructure projects. That track record gives Vision Plan 3.0 real stakes — the feedback collected now will directly guide how OneSpartanburg allocates its attention and resources through 2031.
The survey covers quality of life and economic opportunity in Spartanburg County. Previous rounds of community input shaped priorities around a more vibrant downtown, more resources for minority-owned businesses, and workforce development — and those priorities translated into visible results. “In 2017 and 2022, when we issued the survey, we heard ‘we want a more vibrant downtown Spartanburg’ or ‘we need more resources for smaller minority-owned businesses’ and we’ve been able to guide the organization’s work to help bring change in those areas,” OneSpartanburg noted in materials accompanying the survey.
Anyone who works or lives in Spartanburg County is encouraged to participate. The survey is free, anonymous, and takes less than 15 minutes.
The timing of Vision Plan 3.0 comes as Spartanburg County navigates unprecedented growth. OneSpartanburg landed 20 economic development projects in 2025 alone, generating $3.5 billion in capital investment and 1,024 new job opportunities — the third straight year the county has attracted more than $1 billion in new investment. Managing that growth — infrastructure, workforce, housing, quality of life — is precisely what Vision Plan 3.0 is being designed to address.
The survey deadline is Sunday, April 19. Responses can be submitted at onespartanburginc.com/visionplan.
Q: What is Vision Plan 3.0 and why does it matter?
A: Vision Plan 3.0 is OneSpartanburg’s third consecutive five-year community and economic development strategy for Spartanburg County, and resident survey feedback directly shapes its priorities and spending through 2031.
Q: When does the survey close?
A: The community input survey closes Sunday, April 19, 2026. Responses are accepted at onespartanburginc.com/visionplan and take 10 to 15 minutes.
Q: Who should take the survey?
A: Anyone who works or lives in Spartanburg County is encouraged to participate — residents, business owners, workers, and community members across all seven school districts and all six municipalities.
Q: What has past community input produced?
A: Survey feedback from 2017 and 2022 shaped investments in downtown Spartanburg’s revitalization, small business support ecosystems, childcare solutions, and 577 road and infrastructure projects funded during Vision Plan 2.0.
Q: What happens next?
A: After the April 19 deadline, OneSpartanburg will analyze responses and use the data to build Vision Plan 3.0’s strategic priorities. The plan will guide economic development, talent attraction, and community investment across Spartanburg County through 2031.
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