Rhodhiss has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For 1% of workers, the job is at home; North Carolina has 16%. Employers in Rhodhiss report 191 jobs, against 481 working residents. Hardly any work in Rhodhiss itself; outside it, Hickory draws the most (23%, 6 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Rhodhiss at work: what stands out
Few Rhodhiss 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 ↓
Commutes from Rhodhiss are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 25 across North Carolina. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical North Carolina worker. 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 481 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Each way, about 20 minutes from Rhodhiss
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rhodhiss workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 492 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.
In and out of Rhodhiss on a workday
On a workday 478 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 188 people come in from elsewhere.
About 710 people are in Rhodhiss on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Where the trip to work from Rhodhiss ends
Where Rhodhiss clocks in
23% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
The kinds of work in Rhodhiss
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rhodhiss, 2013 → 2023: 71 → 191. 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 Rhodhiss’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Rhodhiss
About 17% 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.
Rhodhiss and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Granite Falls (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rhodhiss workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhodhiss | – | — | — | 20 min | $63,125 |
| Granite Falls | 3% | C− | C+ | 24 min | $56,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rhodhiss’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 Rhodhiss: questions
What is the median household income in Rhodhiss?
$63,125 (±$34,472) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rhodhiss?
10.4%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rhodhiss?
20 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 Rhodhiss work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hickory (23%, 6 mi), Morganton (5%, 15 mi), Conover (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rhodhiss without a car?
0% 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 Rhodhiss, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rhodhiss
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.