Brices Creek has some of the lowest unemployment in the country, with hardly anyone out of work
The poverty rate is 3.4%, next to 13.0% for North Carolina as a whole. For jobs and income Brices Creek is better than 76% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (D). Hardly any work in Brices Creek; the top destination outside it is New Bern (38%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Brices Creek in brief
Much of Brices Creek works one town over
45% of working residents work in a town that borders Brices Creek: New Bern (38%), James City (6%) and Trent Woods (1%). Next door ↓
Brices Creek is a place people come home to
There are 136 jobs based in Brices Creek, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Brices Creek has about 2,100 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Inside Brices Creek’s Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Brices Creek’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 17% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Brices Creek could be anywhere from B to A−.
Brices Creek on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,416 residents head out to work, 14 work right here, and 122 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Brices Creek on a workday afternoon, 38% fewer than live here.
0.10 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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Brices Creek commutes to
Where Brices Creek clocks in
38% 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.
The 136 jobs based in Brices Creek
136 jobs are based in Brices Creek.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brices Creek, 2014 → 2024: 72 → 136. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Brices Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Brices Creek: 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 Brices Creek workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,297 commuters (the 18% 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 Brices Creek, by distance
About 23% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Brices Creek is a driving town
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,573 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Brices Creek households have no vehicle (North Carolina 5.3%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Brices Creek’s commuters take a bus or train.
985th of 4,402: where Brices Creek ranks among U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 90 | Jamestown NC | 3,803 | $105K | 2.5% | 0.7% | 4% | A+ |
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| 129 | Avery Creek NC | 2,887 | $113K | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 194 | Fairview NC | 3,805 | $99K | 1.8% | 1.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 983 | North Yelm WA | 2,522 | $74K | 2.1% | 1.3% | <1% | A− |
| 984 | Alsace Township PA | 3,937 | $71K | 6.6% | 2.3% | 2% | A− |
| 985 | Brices Creek NC | 3,415 | $86K | 3.4% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| 986 | Twinsburg Township OH | 3,879 | $129K | 9.7% | 4.7% | 2% | A− |
| 987 | Darby Township OH | 3,388 | $93K | 11.2% | 2.4% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Brices Creek, the top three, the last and three more from North Carolina.
The towns next door employ 45% of Brices Creek
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brices Creek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brices Creek | – | A− | D | 21 min | $85,723 |
| New Bern | 38% | C | B | 19 min | $61,031 |
| Trent Woods | 1% | A− | C− | 17 min | $107,802 |
| James City | 6% | C+ | B− | 22 min | $58,973 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to New Bern. Darker towns draw more of Brices Creek’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 2024, 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 Brices Creek: questions
What is the median household income in Brices Creek?
$85,723 (±$11,213) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brices Creek?
3.4%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Brices Creek?
21 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Brices Creek work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Bern (38%, 4 mi), James City (6%, 5 mi), Raleigh (5%, 104 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Brices Creek walkable?
Brices Creek is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Brices Creek 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 Brices Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brices Creek
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.