McLeansville has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
172 jobs are based in McLeansville; 424 of its residents have a job. The average commute takes 16 minutes each way; North Carolina averages 25, the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 1% of workers, against 16% across North Carolina.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in McLeansville: the gist
McLeansville and Greensboro trade workers both ways
Greensboro is the top workplace for McLeansville residents (35%) and also where the most people who work in McLeansville come from (32% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Commutes from McLeansville are quick
The average trip to work takes 16 minutes, against 25 across North Carolina. That’s about 69 hours a year less on the road than the typical North Carolina worker. Time on the road ↓
Few McLeansville workers work from home
Only 1% 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 424 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
35% of working residents work in Greensboro
Where McLeansville clocks in
35% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
McLeansville’s commute takes about 16 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of McLeansville workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 199 commuters (the 1% 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.
Who works in McLeansville, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 414 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 162 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in McLeansville on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in McLeansville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in McLeansville, 2013 → 2023: 218 → 172. 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 McLeansville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
McLeansville’s commute, mile by mile
About 21% 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.
McLeansville and its neighbors: 35% work next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | McLeansville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McLeansville | – | — | — | 16 min | $27,161 |
| Greensboro | 35% | C+ | A− | 22 min | $61,515 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Greensboro. Darker towns draw more of McLeansville’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 McLeansville: questions
What is the median household income in McLeansville?
$27,161 (±$15,807) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in McLeansville?
24.2%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from McLeansville?
16 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in McLeansville work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greensboro (35%, 9 mi), Burlington (8%, 11 mi), Charlotte (7%, 90 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around McLeansville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from McLeansville, from the people who make the trip.
More of McLeansville
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.