Households in Gorman have lower incomes than those in 91% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute from Gorman lasts 24 minutes (North Carolina 25, U.S. 26). 18.8% of residents live below the poverty line, against 13.0% across North Carolina. Gorman grades C for jobs and income and D for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Gorman, in a few figures
Nearly half of Gorman works in Durham
193 working residents, 45%, have their main job in Durham, 6.7 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Gorman itself. The commute map ↓
Gorman is a place people come home to
There are 80 jobs based in Gorman, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
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 431 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Gorman: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Gorman is better than 28% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Gorman’s grade up (ahead of 79% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($47,297, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (5.6%) is left out: Gorman’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Gorman could be anywhere from C− to A−.
45% of working residents work in Durham
Where Gorman clocks in
45% of workers
13% of workers
6% 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.
In and out of Gorman on a workday
On a workday 431 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 80 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,200 people are in Gorman on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.19 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.
Goods jobs make up 31% of work in Gorman
80 jobs are based in Gorman.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gorman, 2013 → 2023: 153 → 80. 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 Gorman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 24 minutes from Gorman
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gorman workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 451 commuters (the 11% 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.
Gorman’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Getting around Gorman: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Gorman is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 2.9% across North Carolina.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 508 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 4.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 81% 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). 0.0% of Gorman households have no vehicle (North Carolina 5.3%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Gorman’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Gorman ranks: 3,476th of 5,794 U.S. towns of 1,100 to 2,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
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| 70 | Governors Club NC | 1,787 | $236K | 0.0% | 8.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 95 | Biltmore Forest NC | 1,469 | $169K | 2.0% | 2.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 296 | Northlakes NC | 1,716 | $101K | 2.0% | 1.0% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,474 | Wheatland Township MI | 1,342 | $75K | 12.1% | 2.6% | 2% | C |
| 3,475 | Wallingford VT | 2,080 | $80K | 7.0% | 11.1% | 5% | C |
| 3,476 | Gorman NC | 1,591 | $47K | 18.8% | 5.6% | 0% | C |
| 3,477 | Paul ID | 1,722 | $67K | 11.4% | 0.8% | 6% | C |
| 3,478 | Hartford IL | 1,153 | $41K | 20.7% | 6.8% | 1% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,794 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 0% | 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 Gorman, the top three, the last and three more from North Carolina.
Next door is work for 45% of Gorman
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Durham. Darker towns draw more of Gorman’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 Gorman: questions
What is the median household income in Gorman?
$47,297 (±$24,803) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gorman?
18.8%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gorman?
24 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gorman work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Durham (45%, 7 mi), Raleigh (13%, 17 mi), Chapel Hill (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Gorman walkable?
Gorman is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gorman without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gorman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gorman
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.