Photo: Jdcollins13 · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Sneads Ferry (1.1%) is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 34 minutes, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. For jobs and income Sneads Ferry is better than 47% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (D). Only 6% work in Sneads Ferry; the top destination outside it is Jacksonville (14%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sneads Ferry and work: the main findings
A big share show a job far from home
35% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Sneads Ferry workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 25 across North Carolina. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical 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 821 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Sneads Ferry
Unemployment holds Sneads Ferry’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 7% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Sneads Ferry could be anywhere from C− to B+.
The distance from Sneads Ferry to work
About 35% 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.
Each way, about 34 minutes from Sneads Ferry
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sneads Ferry workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,087 commuters (the 19% 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.
A workday in Sneads Ferry: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 768 residents head out to work, 53 work right here, and 221 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Sneads Ferry on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.33 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Sneads Ferry’s working residents head each day
Where Sneads Ferry clocks in
4% of workers
4% 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.
Making and building: 45% of jobs based in Sneads Ferry
274 jobs are based in Sneads Ferry.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sneads Ferry, 2013 → 2023: 207 → 274. 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 Sneads Ferry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute in Sneads Ferry is mostly behind the wheel
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 2.9% across North Carolina.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,337 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.4% of Sneads Ferry households have no vehicle (North Carolina 5.3%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Sneads Ferry’s commuters take a bus or train.
Sneads Ferry places 2,477th of 4,969 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 108 | Avery Creek NC | 2,887 | $113K | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 162 | Wrightsville Beach NC | 2,397 | $152K | 4.0% | 0.4% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 408 | Swepsonville NC | 2,632 | $101K | 4.1% | 2.2% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,475 | Stockport NY | 2,562 | $99K | 7.1% | 6.4% | 4% | B− |
| 2,476 | Williston Highlands FL | 3,666 | $80K | 8.3% | 3.5% | 1% | B− |
| 2,477 | Sneads Ferry NC | 2,728 | $80K | 13.3% | 1.1% | 6% | B− |
| 2,478 | Ocean View DE | 3,107 | $92K | 9.8% | 2.6% | 5% | B− |
| 2,479 | Fairfield Township PA | 2,034 | $71K | 7.0% | 8.2% | 2% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Sneads Ferry, the top three, the last and three more from North Carolina.
Sneads Ferry and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sneads Ferry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneads Ferry | – | B− | D | 34 min | $79,594 |
| North Topsail Beach | under 2% | B | D | 35 min | $121,250 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Sneads Ferry’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 Sneads Ferry: questions
What is the median household income in Sneads Ferry?
$79,594 (±$27,097) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sneads Ferry?
13.3%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sneads Ferry?
34 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sneads Ferry work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jacksonville (14%, 12 mi), Raleigh (4%, 113 mi), Wilmington (4%, 38 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Sneads Ferry walkable?
Sneads Ferry is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 6.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Sneads Ferry 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 Sneads Ferry, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sneads Ferry
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.