Bogue has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.6 for each
The average commute takes 22 minutes each way, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 137 jobs are based in Bogue; 244 of its residents have a job. Only 2% stay in Bogue for work; outside it, Morehead City is the main destination (16%, 17 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Bogue: the gist
How far Bogue’s workers travel
About 34% 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.
In and out of Bogue on a workday
On a workday 239 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 132 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Bogue on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where people from Bogue work
Where Bogue clocks in
16% of workers
5% 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.
Bogue makes things: 34% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bogue, 2013 → 2023: 99 → 137. 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 Bogue’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Bogue, about 22 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bogue workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 324 commuters (the 16% 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.
Next door to Bogue
The biggest share goes to Cape Carteret (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Bogue workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogue | – | — | — | 22 min | $93,516 |
| Cape Carteret | 3% | B+ | C+ | 25 min | $86,136 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Bogue’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Bogue: questions
What is the median household income in Bogue?
$93,516 (±$15,673) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bogue?
3.2%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bogue?
22 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bogue work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Morehead City (16%, 17 mi), Jacksonville (10%, 21 mi), Emerald Isle (5%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bogue without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bogue, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bogue
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.