Work & commute in Southern Pines, NC
Most working residents leave Southern Pines for work: only 19% work in town. The top destinations are Pinehurst (15%), Aberdeen (5%) and Fayetteville (5%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute timesWho leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 4,244 Southern Pines residents head out of town to work, 978 work right here, and 9,253 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Southern Pines.
Where Southern Pines goes to work
Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.
How far Southern Pines commutes
Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Southern Pines is a job hub
2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
What the jobs in Southern Pines are
10,231 jobs are based in Southern Pines. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Southern Pines’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jobs based in Southern Pines
Jobs Southern Pines residents hold
Jobs based in Southern Pines, 2013 → 2023: 8,456 → 10,231. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
How to read this page
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.