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Jobs & commute in Hobucken

Hobucken at work: jobs, income and the commute

Hardly any work in Hobucken; the top destination outside it is New Bern (14%, 30 miles). No jobs are based in Hobucken in the Census job records; 50 of its residents work elsewhere.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How many people are in Hobucken by day

On a workday 50 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

50live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night5
Workday0
5live here− 50head out to work+ 0come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Hobucken on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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.

The commute map

The places Hobucken commutes to

Mesic: 2 residents work here (4%)Bayboro: 1 residents work here (2%)Alliance: 2 residents work here (4%)Duck: 1 residents work here (2%)Mount Olive: 1 residents work here (2%)Hertford: 1 residents work here (2%)Grantsboro: 2 residents work here (4%)Greenville: 3 residents work here (6%)New Bern: 7 residents work here (14%)Wilson: 3 residents work here (6%)HobuckenNew BernGreenvilleWilsonMesicAllianceGrantsboroHobucken
1
New Bern30.2 mi away
14%7
2
Greenville51.1 mi away
6%3
3
Wilson83.3 mi away
6%3
4
Mesic5.3 mi away
4%2
5
Alliance15.2 mi away
4%2
6
Grantsboro17 mi away
4%2
7
Bayboro13.1 mi away
2%1
8
Duck79.3 mi away
2%1
9
Mount Olive84.3 mi away
2%1
10
Hertford64.2 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
54%27
The top trips

Where Hobucken clocks in

Lines 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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Hobucken

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miNew Bern: 14% · 30.2 miGreenville: 6% · 51.1 miWilson: 6% · 83.3 miMesic: 4% · 5.3 miAlliance: 4% · 15.2 miGrantsboro: 4% · 17 miBayboro: 2% · 13.1 miDuck: 2% · 79.3 miMount Olive: 2% · 84.3 miHertford: 2% · 64.2 miNew Bern 14%Greenville 6%Mesic 4%Hobucken
HobuckenTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi4 residents
18%10–24 mi9 residents
32%25–50 mi16 residents
42%Over 50 mi21 residents

About 42% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Hobucken: questions

What is the poverty rate in Hobucken?

0.0%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Hobucken work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are New Bern (14%, 30 mi), Greenville (6%, 51 mi), Wilson (6%, 83 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Hobucken, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Hobucken

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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.