McAdenville Historic District · Photo: PreferredAperture · CC BY-SA 3.0Work, pay and getting to work in McAdenville
Hardly any work in McAdenville; the top destination outside it is Charlotte (38%, 15 miles). The average commute takes 28 minutes each way; North Carolina averages 25, the U.S. 26. There are 507 jobs in McAdenville; 460 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: McAdenville in brief
McAdenville makes and builds things
65% of the jobs based in McAdenville are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs McAdenville residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 19%. The jobs ↓
38% of McAdenville works in Charlotte
176 working residents, 38%, have their main job in Charlotte, 15 miles away. That’s 38 times as many as work in McAdenville itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in McAdenville than ten years ago
Jobs counted in McAdenville fell from 1,111 in 2014 to 507 in 2024, −54%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 460 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
McAdenville works in goods: 65% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McAdenville, 2014 → 2024: 1,111 → 507. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs McAdenville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where people from McAdenville work
Where McAdenville clocks in
38% of workers
14% of workers
3% 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.
How many people are in McAdenville by day
On a workday 456 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 503 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.10 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The daily trip from McAdenville: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McAdenville workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 400 commuters (the 20% 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 it is to work from McAdenville
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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
McAdenville and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Cramerton (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McAdenville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McAdenville | – | — | — | 28 min | $112,083 |
| Cramerton | 1% | A− | C+ | 27 min | $82,160 |
| Lowell | 1% | C+ | C+ | 22 min | $52,500 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of McAdenville’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 2024, 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 McAdenville: questions
What is the median household income in McAdenville?
$112,083 (±$48,744) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McAdenville?
7.0%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McAdenville?
28 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McAdenville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charlotte (38%, 15 mi), Gastonia (14%, 6 mi), Mount Holly (3%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around McAdenville without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McAdenville, from the people who make the trip.
More of McAdenville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.