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Jobs & commute in Red Cross

With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Red Cross works elsewhere

202 jobs are based in Red Cross, against 353 working residents. Hardly any stay in Red Cross for work; outside it, Charlotte is the main destination (21%, 28 miles). Commuters spend 27 minutes getting to work on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally.

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

202 jobs based here
Household income
$64K
median · North Carolina $72K
Poverty
7.7%
North Carolina 13.0%
Unemployment
2.8%
North Carolina 4.7% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
27 min
North Carolina 25 · U.S. 26
Work in town
1%
2 of 353 working residents
Work from home
10%
North Carolina 16% · U.S. 15%
What stands out

Work in Red Cross, in a few figures

28 mito the top workplace, Charlotte
★ What stands out · How far

Short hops and long hauls from Red Cross

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCharlotte: 21% · 27.7 miAlbemarle: 10% · 10.6 miConcord: 6% · 18.4 miOakboro: 5% · 3 miLocust: 5% · 5.1 miRaleigh: 4% · 103.4 miIndian Trail: 3% · 22.2 miMonroe: 2% · 22 miStanfield: 2% · 5.4 miSalisbury: 2% · 28.6 miCharlotte 21%Albemarle 10%Concord 6%Oakboro 5%Locust 5%Red Cross
Red CrossTop destinations (size = commuters)
23%Under 10 mi82 residents
35%10–24 mi121 residents
26%25–50 mi90 residents
16%Over 50 mi56 residents

About 16% 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.

Day and night

Red Cross on a workday afternoon

On a workday 351 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 200 people come in from elsewhere.

351live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
200work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night850
Workday690
850live here− 350head out to work+ 200come in to work= 690on a workday

About 690 people are in Red Cross on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.57jobs 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

Commuting out of Red Cross: the destinations

Oakboro: 17 residents work here (5%)Red CrossStanfield: 7 residents work here (2%)NorwoodLocust: 16 residents work here (5%)Albemarle: 37 residents work here (10%)Indian Trail: 9 residents work here (3%)Salisbury: 7 residents work here (2%)KannapolisMonroe: 8 residents work here (2%)UnionvilleFairviewCharlotte: 74 residents work here (21%)Concord: 21 residents work here (6%)Raleigh: 13 residents work here (4%)CharlotteAlbemarleConcordOakboroLocustRaleighRed Cross
1
Charlotte27.7 mi away
21%74
2
Albemarle10.6 mi away
10%37
3
Concord18.4 mi away
6%21
4
Oakboro3 mi away
5%17
5
Locust5.1 mi away
5%16
6
Raleigh103.4 mi away
4%13
7
Indian Trail22.2 mi away
3%9
8
Monroe22 mi away
2%8
9
Stanfield5.4 mi away
2%7
10
Salisbury28.6 mi away
2%7
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%144
The top trips

Where Red Cross clocks in

21% of workers
27.7 mi awayCharlotte74 Red Cross residents work here · Jobs & commute →
10% of workers
10.6 mi awayAlbemarle37 Red Cross residents work here · Jobs & commute →
6% of workers
18.4 mi awayConcord21 Red Cross residents work here · Jobs & commute →

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

Most jobs in Red Cross are in services

Jobs based in Red CrossJobs Red Cross residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms8%29%
Trade, transport & utilities3%18%
Services: health, schools, offices89%53%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less6%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%28%
Over $3,333 a month63%57%

Who does it

29 or younger12%24%
30 to 5466%49%
55 and older22%27%
−1%

Jobs based in Red Cross, 2013 → 2023: 204 → 202. 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 Red Cross’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Each way, about 27 minutes from Red Cross

A year of commuting
205 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Red Cross27 min
North Carolina25 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
10%

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

About 1 in 10
How Red Cross gets to work
86%Drive alone
11%Carpool
3%Walk

Share of the 413 commuters (the 10% 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.

Next door

Work next door: 10% of Red Cross’ workers

The biggest share goes to Oakboro (5%).

Oakboro: 5% of workers work hereLocust: 5% of workers work hereOakboroLocustRed Cross
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Red Cross27 min
Locust33 min
Oakboro33 min
Oakboro5% of Red Cross works hereLocust5% of Red Cross works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownRed Cross workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Red Cross–——27 min$64,500
Oakboro5%BD33 min$69,100
Locust5%BC−33 min$76,504

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Red Cross’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 Red Cross: questions

What is the median household income in Red Cross?

$64,500 (±$14,492) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Red Cross?

7.7%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Red Cross?

27 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Red Cross work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charlotte (21%, 28 mi), Albemarle (10%, 11 mi), Concord (6%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Red Cross without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Red Cross, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

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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.