Michael Braun House · Photo: Thomas T. Waterman, HABS Photographer · Public domainGranite Quarry has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 646 jobs in Granite Quarry; 1,329 of its residents have a job. For jobs and income Granite Quarry is better than 39% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (C−). Household incomes here are lower than in 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Granite Quarry stands out on work
Granite Quarry workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 25 across North Carolina. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Granite Quarry has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Granite Quarry went from 391 in 2013 to 646 in 2023, +65%. The jobs ↓
Granite Quarry and Salisbury trade workers both ways
Salisbury is the top workplace for Granite Quarry residents (23%) and also where the most people who work in Granite Quarry come from (12% 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How Granite Quarry earns its Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Granite Quarry’s grade up (ahead of 61% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($57,981, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Granite Quarry could be anywhere from C− to A.
The trip to work from Granite Quarry: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Granite Quarry workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,404 commuters (the 10% 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.
The kinds of work in Granite Quarry
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Granite Quarry, 2013 → 2023: 391 → 646. 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 Granite Quarry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
23% of working residents work in Salisbury
Where Granite Quarry clocks in
23% of workers
13% 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.
Granite Quarry quiets down on a workday
On a workday 1,289 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 606 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Granite Quarry on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Granite Quarry
About 15% 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.
Getting around Granite Quarry: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.2% of 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 1,552 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). 4.2% of Granite Quarry households have no vehicle (North Carolina 5.3%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Granite Quarry’s commuters take a bus or train.
Granite Quarry is 2,763rd of 4,562 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,200 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 79 | Jamestown NC | 3,803 | $105K | 2.5% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 114 | Avery Creek NC | 2,887 | $113K | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 166 | Wrightsville Beach NC | 2,397 | $152K | 4.0% | 0.4% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,761 | Twin Township OH | 2,649 | $72K | 14.6% | 4.7% | 5% | C+ |
| 2,762 | Frontenac KS | 3,443 | $59K | 8.7% | 4.5% | 13% | C+ |
| 2,763 | Granite Quarry NC | 3,129 | $58K | 8.3% | 6.1% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,764 | Philipsburg PA | 2,674 | $48K | 12.5% | 2.1% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,765 | Blairsville PA | 3,176 | $56K | 14.7% | 2.9% | 8% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,562 | 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 Granite Quarry, the top three, the last and three more from North Carolina.
Bordering towns draw 23% of Granite Quarry’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Granite Quarry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Quarry | – | C+ | C− | 39 min | $57,981 |
| Faith | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Salisbury | 23% | C− | A− | 22 min | $53,716 |
Same-state neighbors only. Faith: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Salisbury. Darker towns draw more of Granite Quarry’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 Granite Quarry: questions
What is the median household income in Granite Quarry?
$57,981 (±$18,843) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Granite Quarry?
8.3%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Granite Quarry?
39 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Granite Quarry work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Salisbury (23%, 4 mi), Charlotte (13%, 35 mi), Concord (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Granite Quarry walkable?
Granite Quarry is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Granite Quarry without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Granite Quarry, from the people who make the trip.
More of Granite Quarry
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.