Work & commute · Orrum

Work & commute in Orrum, NC

Most working residents leave Orrum for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Lumberton (30%), Fairmont (15%) and Lumber Bridge (5%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 20 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 19 Orrum residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 50 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Orrum.

19live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

50work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Orrum goes to work

Lumberton11.3 mi away

30%6

Fairmont6.2 mi away

15%3

Orrum (in town)right here

5%1

Lumber Bridge29.5 mi away

5%1

Red Springs25.4 mi away

5%1

Whiteville19.9 mi away

5%1

Kinston97.8 mi away

5%1

Jacksonville93.6 mi away

5%1

Fayetteville42.5 mi away

5%1

Petersburg, VA209.7 mi away

5%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

15%3

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

How far

How far Orrum commutes

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

20%

40%

20%

20%Under 10 mi

40%10–24 mi

20%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Orrum is a job hub

2.55jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.6 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Orrum are

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

Jobs based in Orrum

51 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)76%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month45%

Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Orrum residents hold

20 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+292%

Jobs based in Orrum, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 51. 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.