Jobs and the daily commute in Bowdens
0% of workers work from home; North Carolina has 16%. Hardly any stay in Bowdens for work; outside it, Clinton is the main destination (7%, 13 miles). No jobs are based in Bowdens in the Census job records; 97 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Bowdens
On a workday 97 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25 people are in Bowdens on a workday afternoon, 80% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where people from Bowdens work
Where Bowdens clocks in
7% 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.
Working from home in Bowdens
of Bowdens workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 44 commuters (the 0% 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.
The commute from Bowdens, by distance
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.
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 Bowdens: questions
What is the median household income in Bowdens?
$83,153 (±$66,778) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bowdens?
12.3%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Bowdens work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Clinton (7%, 13 mi), Kenansville (6%, 11 mi), Mount Olive (6%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Bowdens without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bowdens, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bowdens
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.