Work & commute · Lucama

Work & commute in Lucama, NC

Most working residents leave Lucama for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Wilson (35%), Raleigh (7%) and Rocky Mount (3%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

3 of 407 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 404 Lucama residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 206 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Lucama.

404live here, work elsewhere

3live and work here

206work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Lucama goes to work

Wilson7.4 mi away

35%144

Raleigh37.8 mi away

7%28

Rocky Mount25 mi away

3%14

Goldsboro18.5 mi away

3%13

Kenly7.4 mi away

3%12

Smithfield21.1 mi away

2%9

Greenville35.7 mi away

1%6

New Bern65.1 mi away

1%6

Charlotte161.8 mi away

1%6

Durham55 mi away

1%6

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%163

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

How far

How far Lucama commutes

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

42%

19%

20%

42%Under 10 mi

19%10–24 mi

20%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Lucama is a commuter town

0.51jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Lucama are

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

Jobs based in Lucama

209 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)3%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)82%

$1,250 a month or less32%

$1,251–$3,333 a month46%

Over $3,333 a month22%

Jobs Lucama residents hold

407 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month52%

+107%

Jobs based in Lucama, 2013 → 2023: 101 → 209. 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.