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Jobs & commute in Marble

Marble has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each

There are 8 jobs in Marble, and 103 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Marble; the top destination outside it is Andrews (15%, 6 miles). 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across North Carolina.

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 Marble by day

On a workday 102 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.

102live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
7work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night470
Workday380
470live here− 100head out to work+ 7come in to work= 380on a workday

About 380 people are in Marble on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.08jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Where people from Marble work

Young Harris: 2 residents work here (2%)Clarkesville: 2 residents work here (2%)Hayesville: 2 residents work here (2%)Andrews: 15 residents work here (15%)Murphy: 7 residents work here (7%)Franklin: 5 residents work here (5%)Woodfin: 2 residents work here (2%)HarrisburgShelby: 2 residents work here (2%)Asheville: 5 residents work here (5%)Greensboro: 2 residents work here (2%)MarbleAndrewsMurphyFranklinAshevilleYoung HarrisClarkesvilleMarble
1
Andrews5.9 mi away
15%15
2
Murphy8 mi away
7%7
3
Franklin30.8 mi away
5%5
4
Asheville82 mi away
5%5
5
Young Harris, GA17.3 mi away
2%2
6
Clarkesville, GA45.3 mi away
2%2
7
Hayesville11 mi away
2%2
8
Woodfin82.1 mi away
2%2
9
Shelby134.6 mi away
2%2
10
Greensboro238.9 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
57%59
The top trips

Where Marble 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.

The jobs

Jobs in Marble: what the 8 are

Jobs based in MarbleJobs Marble residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%10%
Trade, transport & utilities38%27%
Services: health, schools, offices63%63%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less25%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month25%39%
Over $3,333 a month50%45%

Who does it

29 or younger25%37%
30 to 5413%39%
55 and older63%24%
+14%

Jobs based in Marble, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 8. 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 Marble’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of North Carolina

A year of commuting
249 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Marble33 min
North Carolina25 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Marble workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Marble gets to work
87%Drive alone
13%Carpool

Share of the 89 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.

How far

Miles to work from Marble

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAndrews: 15% · 5.9 miMurphy: 7% · 8 miFranklin: 5% · 30.8 miAsheville: 5% · 82 miYoung Harris: 2% · 17.3 miClarkesville: 2% · 45.3 miHayesville: 2% · 11 miWoodfin: 2% · 82.1 miShelby: 2% · 134.6 miGreensboro: 2% · 238.9 miAndrews 15%Murphy 7%Franklin 5%Asheville 5%Young Harris 2%Marble
MarbleTop destinations (size = commuters)
36%Under 10 mi36 residents
15%10–24 mi15 residents
16%25–50 mi16 residents
33%Over 50 mi33 residents

About 33% 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 Marble: questions

What is the median household income in Marble?

$71,836 (±$28,870) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Marble?

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

How long is the commute from Marble?

33 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Marble work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Andrews (15%, 6 mi), Murphy (7%, 8 mi), Franklin (5%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Marble 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 Marble, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Marble

Marble home →

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.