With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Maury works elsewhere
Employers in Maury report 12 jobs for 393 working residents. Hardly any work in Maury; the top destination outside it is Greenville (13%, 15 miles). 0% of workers work from home; North Carolina has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Maury, in brief
Maury is a place people come home to
There are 12 jobs based in Maury, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Maury has about 960 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
40% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Few Maury workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across North Carolina. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 393 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Maury on a workday
On a workday 391 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 960 people are in Maury on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Maury
About 40% 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.
Working from home in Maury
of Maury workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 51 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.
The places Maury commutes to
Where Maury clocks in
13% of workers
8% 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.
75% of the jobs in Maury pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Maury, 2013 → 2023: 11 → 12. 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 Maury’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Maury: questions
What is the poverty rate in Maury?
54.7%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Maury work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greenville (13%, 15 mi), Raleigh (8%, 64 mi), Kinston (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Maury without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Maury, from the people who make the trip.
More of Maury
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.