Photo: Edward Orde · CC BY-SA 4.0Work means Wilmington for about two in five of Hightsville’s working residents
Only 1% work in Hightsville; the top destination outside it is Wilmington (44%, 5 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all; North Carolina has 16%. 550 jobs are based in Hightsville for 325 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Hightsville
Most Hightsville residents work close to home
70% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Hightsville is where the jobs are
Hightsville has 550 jobs, 1.7 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 620 people are in town, 57% more than the 400 who live here. 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 325 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where in the region Hightsville works
About 23% 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.
In and out of Hightsville on a workday
On a workday 321 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 546 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Hightsville on a workday afternoon, 57% 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.
Where Hightsville’s workers come from
Where Hightsville clocks in
44% of workers
4% 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.
Hightsville works in goods: 30% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hightsville, 2013 → 2023: 438 → 550. 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 Hightsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Hightsville
of Hightsville workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 33 commuters (the 0% 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.
Hightsville and its neighbors: 48% work next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hightsville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hightsville | – | — | — | — | $31,402 |
| Wilmington | 44% | C+ | A | 19 min | $66,738 |
| Wrightsboro | 4% | B | C+ | 22 min | $78,450 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Wilmington. Darker towns draw more of Hightsville’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 Hightsville: questions
What is the median household income in Hightsville?
$31,402 (±$25,294) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hightsville?
0.0%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hightsville work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Hightsville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hightsville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hightsville
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.