Varnamtown has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
7% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across North Carolina. There are 59 jobs in Varnamtown, against 207 working residents. Only 1% stay in Varnamtown for work; outside it, Shallotte is the main destination (13%, 9 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Varnamtown stands out on work
Varnamtown is a place people come home to
There are 59 jobs based in Varnamtown, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Varnamtown has about 380 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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 ↓
Varnamtown workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 25 across North Carolina. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 61 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 207 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Varnamtown
On a workday 204 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 56 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Varnamtown on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Varnamtown’s commute, mile by mile
About 32% 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.
About 33 minutes to work from Varnamtown
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Varnamtown workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 308 commuters (the 7% 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 the trip to work from Varnamtown ends
Where Varnamtown clocks in
13% of workers
10% of workers
3% 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 Varnamtown, 36% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Varnamtown, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 59. 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 Varnamtown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Varnamtown: questions
What is the median household income in Varnamtown?
$54,844 (±$32,602) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Varnamtown?
19.9%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Varnamtown?
33 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Varnamtown work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Shallotte (13%, 9 mi), Wilmington (10%, 27 mi), Charlotte (3%, 172 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Varnamtown 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 Varnamtown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Varnamtown
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.