Washington Park has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Employers in Washington Park report 17 jobs, and 171 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Washington Park itself; outside it, Washington draws the most (24%, 2 miles). A typical one-way commute from Washington Park lasts 25 minutes (North Carolina 25, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Washington Park: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 171 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 230 people are in Washington Park 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 people from Washington Park work
Where Washington Park clocks in
16% 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.
Washington Park is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Washington Park, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 17. 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 Washington Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes to work from Washington Park
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Washington Park workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 158 commuters (the 11% 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.
How many miles Washington Park commutes
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.
How Washington Park compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to River Road (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Park | – | — | — | 25 min | $88,750 |
| River Road | 4% | C− | C− | 19 min | $46,352 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Washington Park’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 Washington Park: questions
What is the median household income in Washington Park?
$88,750 (±$32,807) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Washington Park?
16.4%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Washington Park?
25 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Washington Park work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Washington (24%, 2 mi), Greenville (16%, 20 mi), River Road (4%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Washington Park without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Washington Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Washington Park
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.