Work & commute · Cape Colony

Work & commute in Cape Colony, NC

Most working residents leave Cape Colony for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Edenton (23%), Elizabeth City (7%) and Greenville (5%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 288 working residents

Typical commute

28 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

15 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

17%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 288 Cape Colony residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Cape Colony.

288live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

3work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Cape Colony goes to work

Edenton2.9 mi away

23%67

Elizabeth City27.2 mi away

7%19

Greenville53 mi away

5%14

Virginia Beach, VA61 mi away

3%10

Raleigh115.7 mi away

3%8

Norfolk, VA65.3 mi away

2%5

Severn48 mi away

1%4

Hertford12.8 mi away

1%4

Ahoskie29.1 mi away

1%4

Williamston29.4 mi away

1%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

52%149

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

How far

How far Cape Colony commutes

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

30%

13%

23%

34%

30%Under 10 mi

13%10–24 mi

23%25–50 mi

34%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Cape Colony is a commuter town

0.01jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Cape Colony are

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

Jobs based in Cape Colony

3 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less0%

$1,251–$3,333 a month0%

Over $3,333 a month100%

Jobs Cape Colony residents hold

288 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month54%

−50%

Jobs based in Cape Colony, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 3. 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.