Work & commute · Shallotte

Work & commute in Shallotte, NC

Most working residents leave Shallotte for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Wilmington (8%), Charlotte (3%) and Ocean Isle Beach (3%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

17%

322 of 1,944 working residents

Typical commute

19 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 1,622 Shallotte residents head out of town to work, 322 work right here, and 4,343 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Shallotte.

1,622live here, work elsewhere

322live and work here

4,343work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Shallotte goes to work

Shallotte (in town)right here

17%322

Wilmington32.5 mi away

8%158

Charlotte163.2 mi away

3%65

Ocean Isle Beach6.2 mi away

3%60

Raleigh128.9 mi away

3%55

Sunset Beach9.5 mi away

2%42

Calabash10.4 mi away

2%41

Southport21.6 mi away

1%28

Oak Island15.6 mi away

1%28

Whiteville30.5 mi away

1%26

Everywhere elseother towns and states

58%1,119

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

How far

How far Shallotte commutes

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

39%

16%

18%

28%

39%Under 10 mi

16%10–24 mi

18%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Shallotte is a job hub

2.40jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Shallotte are

4,665 jobs are based in Shallotte. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Shallotte’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Shallotte

4,665 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)4%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less24%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month39%

Jobs Shallotte residents hold

1,944 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month49%

+25%

Jobs based in Shallotte, 2013 → 2023: 3,737 → 4,665. 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.