Work & commute · Atkinson

Work & commute in Atkinson, NC

Most working residents leave Atkinson for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Wilmington (29%), Burgaw (6%) and Charlotte (5%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 119 working residents

Typical commute

27 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

33 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 118 Atkinson residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Atkinson.

118live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

24work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Atkinson goes to work

Wilmington27.3 mi away

29%34

Burgaw14.1 mi away

6%7

Charlotte158 mi away

5%6

Raleigh94 mi away

4%5

Kings Grant25.2 mi away

4%5

Jacksonville46.3 mi away

3%4

Murraysville24.8 mi away

3%3

Whiteville33.2 mi away

2%2

Jacksonville, FL354 mi away

1%1

Atkinson (in town)right here

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%51

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Atkinson commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

30%

37%

29%

4%Under 10 mi

30%10–24 mi

37%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Atkinson is a commuter town

0.21jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.21 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Atkinson are

25 jobs are based in Atkinson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Atkinson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Atkinson

25 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities4%

Services (health, schools, offices…)96%

$1,250 a month or less40%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month20%

Jobs Atkinson residents hold

119 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities29%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month51%

−53%

Jobs based in Atkinson, 2013 → 2023: 53 → 25. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.