Work & commute · Benson

Work & commute in Benson, NC

Most working residents leave Benson for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Raleigh (18%), Smithfield (6%) and Dunn (4%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

138 of 1,847 working residents

Typical commute

28 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

19%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,709 Benson residents head out of town to work, 138 work right here, and 2,007 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Benson.

1,709live here, work elsewhere

138live and work here

2,007work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Benson goes to work

Raleigh31.2 mi away

18%334

Benson (in town)right here

7%138

Smithfield14.2 mi away

6%104

Dunn6.6 mi away

4%68

Durham45.5 mi away

3%58

Cary31.6 mi away

3%56

Garner21.3 mi away

3%53

Charlotte129.7 mi away

3%52

Clayton19.5 mi away

1%26

Goldsboro32.1 mi away

1%24

Everywhere elseother towns and states

51%934

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

How far

How far Benson commutes

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

20%

24%

38%

19%

20%Under 10 mi

24%10–24 mi

38%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Benson is balanced between jobs and homes

1.16jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.16 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Benson are

2,145 jobs are based in Benson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Benson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Benson

2,145 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month46%

Jobs Benson residents hold

1,847 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+14%

Jobs based in Benson, 2013 → 2023: 1,879 → 2,145. 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.