Work & commute · Wendell

Work & commute in Wendell, NC

Most working residents leave Wendell for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Raleigh (38%), Durham (8%) and Cary (6%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
4%
243 of 6,064 working residents
Typical commute
17 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
29 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
26%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 5,821 Wendell residents head out of town to work, 243 work right here, and 2,054 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Wendell.

5,821live here, work elsewhere
243live and work here
2,054work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Wendell goes to work

ZebulonKnightdaleWendellMorrisvilleClaytonWake ForestGarnerWilsonCharlotteCaryDurhamRaleighRaleighDurhamCaryCharlotteGarnerKnightdaleZebulonMorrisvilleWake ForestWendell
1
Raleigh16.5 mi away
38%2,320
2
Durham33.2 mi away
8%494
3
Cary26.5 mi away
6%383
4
Wendell (in town)right here
4%243
5
Charlotte145.2 mi away
4%220
6
Garner16.4 mi away
2%145
7
Knightdale8.1 mi away
2%138
8
Zebulon3.3 mi away
2%116
9
Morrisville27.5 mi away
2%110
10
Wake Forest14.8 mi away
1%84
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%1,811

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

How far

How far Wendell commutes

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

13%Under 10 mi
53%10–24 mi
20%25–50 mi
14%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Wendell is a commuter town

0.38jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Wendell are

2,297 jobs are based in Wendell. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Wendell’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Wendell

2,297 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)14%
Trade, transport & utilities38%
Services (health, schools, offices…)48%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%
Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Wendell residents hold

6,064 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)14%
Trade, transport & utilities19%
Services (health, schools, offices…)67%
$1,250 a month or less11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month22%
Over $3,333 a month66%
+80%

Jobs based in Wendell, 2013 → 2023: 1,279 → 2,297. 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.

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