Most of Fairview commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
For jobs and income Fairview is better than 96% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (D−). Fairview has 663 jobs, and 1,651 of its residents work somewhere. At home: 8% of workers have no commute at all (North Carolina 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Fairview: the figures worth knowing
Fairview makes and builds things
46% of the jobs based in Fairview are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Fairview residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 24%. The jobs ↓
Fairview and Charlotte trade workers both ways
Charlotte is the top workplace for Fairview residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Fairview come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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.
Where Fairview’s Jobs & income grade comes from
The poverty rate is its strongest input (1.8%, U.S. 12.5%); household income ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns ($98,808, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fairview could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Factories, building and farms: 46% of the jobs in Fairview
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairview, 2013 → 2023: 635 → 663. 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 Fairview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
31% of working residents work in Charlotte
Where Fairview clocks in
31% of workers
12% of workers
4% 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.
Fairview on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,585 residents head out to work, 66 work right here, and 597 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,800 people are in Fairview on a workday afternoon, 26% 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.
About 28 minutes each way, longer than most of North Carolina
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairview workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,532 commuters (the 8% 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 it is to work from Fairview
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.
The commute in Fairview is mostly behind the wheel
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,658 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.9% of Fairview households have no vehicle (North Carolina 5.3%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fairview’s commuters take a bus or train.
182nd of 4,153: where Fairview ranks among U.S. towns of 2,700 to 5,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 84 | Jamestown NC | 3,803 | $105K | 2.5% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 123 | Avery Creek NC | 2,887 | $113K | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 180 | Cambrian Park CA | 3,494 | $193K | 5.5% | 3.0% | <1% | A+ |
| 181 | Lovettsville VA | 2,708 | $141K | 2.8% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 182 | Fairview NC | 3,805 | $99K | 1.8% | 1.8% | 4% | A+ |
| 183 | Womelsdorf PA | 2,986 | $111K | 4.0% | 0.9% | 3% | A+ |
| 184 | Lower Milford Township PA | 3,898 | $123K | 3.4% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 395 | Lowesville NC | 3,874 | $114K | 4.1% | 2.8% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,153 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Fairview, the top three, the last and three more from North Carolina.
Around Fairview: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Indian Trail (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | – | A+ | D− | 28 min | $98,808 |
| Indian Trail | 4% | A− | C | 28 min | $108,483 |
| Unionville | under 2% | B+ | D | 31 min | $96,028 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairview’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 Fairview: questions
What is the median household income in Fairview?
$98,808 (±$24,106) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairview?
1.8%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairview?
28 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairview work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charlotte (31%, 18 mi), Monroe (12%, 11 mi), Indian Trail (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fairview walkable?
Fairview is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fairview without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairview
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. 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.