Sandy Creek has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Sandy Creek itself; outside it, Wilmington draws the most (25%, 16 miles). Employers in Sandy Creek report 1 jobs, and 114 of its residents work somewhere. 3% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across North Carolina.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Sandy Creek by day
On a workday 114 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Sandy Creek on a workday afternoon, 40% 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 Sandy Creek ends
Where Sandy Creek clocks in
25% 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.
In Sandy Creek, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sandy Creek, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 1. 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 Sandy Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Sandy Creek: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sandy Creek workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 151 commuters (the 3% 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.
Where in the region Sandy Creek works
About 25% 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.
Sandy Creek and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sandy Creek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Creek | – | — | — | 33 min | $61,250 |
| Northwest | under 2% | C− | D− | 21 min | $53,214 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sandy Creek’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 Sandy Creek: questions
What is the median household income in Sandy Creek?
$61,250 (±$22,785) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sandy Creek?
12.7%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sandy Creek?
33 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sandy Creek work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Wilmington (25%, 16 mi), Leland (5%, 10 mi), Raleigh (5%, 110 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sandy Creek without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sandy Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sandy Creek
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.