Work & commute · Micro

Work & commute in Micro, NC

Most working residents leave Micro for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Raleigh (17%), Smithfield (14%) and Durham (4%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 173 working residents

Typical commute

28 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

27 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

21%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 173 Micro residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 57 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Micro.

173live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

57work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Micro goes to work

Raleigh30.7 mi away

17%30

Smithfield8.8 mi away

14%25

Durham48.3 mi away

4%7

Clayton15.1 mi away

3%6

Wilson19.2 mi away

3%6

Kenly5 mi away

2%4

Rocky Mount35.7 mi away

2%4

Cary37.9 mi away

2%4

Selma5.2 mi away

2%3

Clinton39.6 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

47%81

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

How far

How far Micro commutes

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

23%

21%

39%

18%

23%Under 10 mi

21%10–24 mi

39%25–50 mi

18%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Micro is a commuter town

0.33jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Micro are

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

Jobs based in Micro

57 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)79%

$1,250 a month or less32%

$1,251–$3,333 a month44%

Over $3,333 a month25%

Jobs Micro residents hold

173 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month49%

+159%

Jobs based in Micro, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 57. 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.