Creswell Historic District · Photo: Gregbarnes at English Wikipedia · Public domainJobs, income and commuting in Creswell, NC
Working residents average 34 minutes each way (North Carolina 25, U.S. 26). For 2% of workers, the job is at home (North Carolina 16%). Hardly any stay in Creswell for work; outside it, Plymouth is the main destination (10%, 20 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Creswell
On a workday 77 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 132 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Creswell on a workday afternoon, 28% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Commuting in to Creswell: where workers come from
Where Creswell clocks in
8% 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 132 jobs based in Creswell
132 jobs are based in Creswell.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Creswell, 2013 → 2023: 209 → 132. 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 Creswell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 34 minutes each way for Creswell’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Creswell workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 51 commuters (the 2% 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.
Miles to work from Creswell
About 37% 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 Creswell: questions
What is the median household income in Creswell?
$33,594 (±$29,139) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Creswell?
35.9%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Creswell?
34 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Creswell work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Plymouth (10%, 20 mi), Edenton (8%, 17 mi), Chesapeake (5%, 56 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Creswell without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Creswell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Creswell
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.