Winston-Salem Tobacco Historic District · Photo: Warren LeMay from Cullowhee, NC, United States · CC0Where Aquadale earns its living
Working from home is the commute for 3% of workers (North Carolina 16%). Only 1% stay in Aquadale for work; outside it, Albemarle is the main destination (26%, 9 miles). The average commute takes 21 minutes each way (North Carolina 25, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Aquadale: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 147 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 93 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Aquadale on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.64 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.
The places Aquadale commutes to
Where Aquadale clocks in
26% of workers
12% 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.
What work there is in Aquadale: 95 jobs
95 jobs are based in Aquadale.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Aquadale, 2013 → 2023: 182 → 95. 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 Aquadale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting to work from Aquadale takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Aquadale workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 88 commuters (the 3% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Aquadale
About 16% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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 Aquadale: questions
What is the median household income in Aquadale?
$69,063 (±$48,364) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Aquadale?
0.0%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Aquadale?
21 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Aquadale work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albemarle (26%, 9 mi), Charlotte (12%, 34 mi), Oakboro (3%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Aquadale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Aquadale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Aquadale
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.