Faith has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Faith report 48 jobs; 344 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Faith itself; outside it, Salisbury draws the most (24%, 6 miles). For 4% of workers, the job is at home, next to 16% for North Carolina as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Faith and work: the main findings
Faith is a place people come home to
There are 48 jobs based in Faith, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Faith has about 550 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Faith and Salisbury trade workers both ways
Salisbury is the top workplace for Faith residents (24%) and also where the most people who work in Faith come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Faith workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 16% across North Carolina. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 344 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Faith for work, and who comes in
On a workday 343 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 47 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Faith on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Where the trip to work from Faith ends
Where Faith clocks in
24% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Faith
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Faith workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 584 commuters (the 4% 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.
Jobs in Faith: what the 48 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Faith, 2013 → 2023: 94 → 48. 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 Faith’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many miles Faith commutes
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.
How Faith compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Granite Quarry (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Faith workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faith | – | — | — | 26 min | $139,844 |
| Granite Quarry | 2% | C+ | C− | 39 min | $57,981 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Faith’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 Faith: questions
What is the median household income in Faith?
$139,844 (±$83,028) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Faith?
3.4%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Faith?
26 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Faith work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salisbury (24%, 6 mi), Charlotte (11%, 34 mi), Concord (8%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Faith without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Faith, from the people who make the trip.
More of Faith
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.