Work and commuting in Alexis
Working residents average 23 minutes each way, next to 25 for North Carolina and 26 for the U.S. Working from home is the commute for 8% of workers; North Carolina has 16%. Hardly any work in Alexis; the top destination outside it is Charlotte (32%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Alexis at work: what stands out
The places Alexis commutes to
Where Alexis clocks in
32% of workers
9% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The daily flow of workers through Alexis
On a workday 304 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 214 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Alexis on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.71 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
89% of the jobs in Alexis pay over $3,333 a month
217 jobs are based in Alexis.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Alexis, 2013 → 2023: 66 → 217. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Alexis’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Alexis’ commute takes about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Alexis workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 262 commuters (the 8% who work from home are left out). Across North Carolina: 85% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How far Alexis’ workers travel
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Alexis: questions
What is the poverty rate in Alexis?
0.0%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Alexis?
23 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Alexis work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charlotte (32%, 21 mi), Gastonia (9%, 10 mi), Huntersville (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Alexis without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Alexis, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alexis
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.