Photo: Edward Orde · CC BY-SA 4.0For about two in five of its working residents, Castle Hayne is a commute to Wilmington
A typical one-way commute lasts 23 minutes, next to 25 for North Carolina and 26 for the U.S. 7% of workers have no commute at all; North Carolina has 16%. Hardly any stay in Castle Hayne for work; outside it, Wilmington is the main destination (42%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Castle Hayne
42% of Castle Hayne works in Wilmington
250 working residents, 42%, have their main job in Wilmington, 10 miles away. That’s far more as work in Castle Hayne itself. The commute map ↓
Castle Hayne makes and builds things
40% of the jobs based in Castle Hayne are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Castle Hayne residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 18%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 591 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Castle Hayne ends
Where Castle Hayne clocks in
42% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Goods jobs make up 40% of work in Castle Hayne
376 jobs are based in Castle Hayne.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Castle Hayne, 2013 → 2023: 226 → 376. 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 Castle Hayne’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Castle Hayne on a workday
On a workday 589 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 374 people come in from elsewhere.
About 680 people are in Castle Hayne on a workday afternoon, 24% 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.
How long Castle Hayne spends getting to work: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Castle Hayne workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 285 commuters (the 7% 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 Castle Hayne goes to work
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 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Around Castle Hayne: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Castle Hayne workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Hayne | – | — | — | 23 min | $53,056 |
| Skippers Corner | under 2% | C | C− | 20 min | $72,297 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Castle Hayne’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 Castle Hayne: questions
What is the median household income in Castle Hayne?
$53,056 (±$19,672) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Castle Hayne?
25.5%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Castle Hayne?
23 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Castle Hayne work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilmington (42%, 10 mi), Wrightsboro (4%, 4 mi), Charlotte (3%, 176 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Castle Hayne 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 Castle Hayne, from the people who make the trip.
More of Castle Hayne
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.