Work & commute · Grimesland

Work & commute in Grimesland, NC

Most working residents leave Grimesland for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Greenville (39%), Raleigh (6%) and Washington (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

2 of 150 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

16%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 148 Grimesland residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 120 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Grimesland.

148live here, work elsewhere

2live and work here

120work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Grimesland goes to work

Greenville10.1 mi away

39%58

Raleigh83 mi away

6%9

Washington8.5 mi away

3%5

Kinston30 mi away

3%4

Wilson42.7 mi away

3%4

New Bern33.5 mi away

2%3

Durham99.4 mi away

2%3

Grimesland (in town)right here

1%2

Winterville11.7 mi away

1%2

Charlotte206.1 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%58

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

How far

How far Grimesland commutes

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

22%

37%

14%

26%

22%Under 10 mi

37%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Grimesland is balanced between jobs and homes

0.81jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.81 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Grimesland are

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

Jobs based in Grimesland

122 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities4%

Services (health, schools, offices…)96%

$1,250 a month or less7%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month78%

Jobs Grimesland residents hold

150 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month53%

+230%

Jobs based in Grimesland, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 122. 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.