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Work & commute · Haw River

Work & commute in Haw River, NC

Most working residents leave Haw River for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Burlington (20%), Durham (9%) and Greensboro (8%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
2%
17 of 993 working residents
Typical commute
21 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
33 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
6%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 976 Haw River residents head out of town to work, 17 work right here, and 581 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Haw River.

976live here, work elsewhere
17live and work here
581work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Haw River goes to work

Green LevelHaw RiverGibsonvilleElonGrahamMebaneChapel HillBurlingtonCharlotteHigh PointDurhamWinston-SalemGreensboroRaleighGlen RavenBurlingtonDurhamGreensboroMebaneGrahamRaleighChapel HillCharlotteWinston-SalemElonHaw River
1
Burlington6.2 mi away
20%203
2
Durham26.9 mi away
9%92
3
Greensboro26 mi away
8%84
4
Mebane4.6 mi away
7%65
5
Graham3 mi away
6%62
6
Raleigh44 mi away
5%45
7
Chapel Hill21.1 mi away
4%41
8
Charlotte102.7 mi away
3%30
9
Winston-Salem50.4 mi away
2%22
10
Elon8.4 mi away
2%20
Everywhere elseother towns and states
33%329

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

How far

How far Haw River commutes

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

42%Under 10 mi
18%10–24 mi
24%25–50 mi
15%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Haw River is a commuter town

0.60jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Haw River are

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

Jobs based in Haw River

598 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)46%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)32%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Haw River residents hold

993 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)20%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)58%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month30%
Over $3,333 a month56%
−14%

Jobs based in Haw River, 2013 → 2023: 693 → 598. 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.

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