Photo: Dclemens1971 · CC BY 4.0Household incomes in Weddington are higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
4.0% of residents are in poverty, next to 13.0% for North Carolina as a whole. The two grades for Weddington are A+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. For 30% of workers, the job is at home, where North Carolina as a whole has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Weddington in brief
Much of Weddington works one town over
58% of working residents work in a town that borders Weddington: Charlotte (54%), Indian Trail (3%) and Wesley Chapel (1%). Next door ↓
A lot of Weddington works from home
31% of Weddington workers work from home, against 16% across North Carolina. Time on the road ↓
Weddington is a place people come home to
There are 1,762 jobs based in Weddington, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Weddington has about 10,000 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
The figures behind Weddington’s Jobs & income grade
All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Weddington’s grade. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Weddington could be anywhere from A to A+.
About 28 minutes each way for Weddington’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Weddington workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,474 commuters (the 31% 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.
Weddington by day and by night
On a workday 5,949 residents head out to work, 223 work right here, and 1,539 people come in from elsewhere.
About 10,000 people are in Weddington on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.29 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.
54% of working residents work in Charlotte
Where Weddington clocks in
54% of workers
3% 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.
68% of the jobs in Weddington pay over $3,333 a month
1,762 jobs are based in Weddington.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Weddington, 2013 → 2023: 1,619 → 1,762. 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 Weddington’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Weddington goes to work
About 15% 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.
Most of Weddington commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Weddington is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns, #107 of 290 in North Carolina. Both inputs place Weddington near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,438 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.4% of Weddington households have no vehicle (North Carolina 5.3%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Weddington’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Weddington is 49th of 2,362 U.S. towns of 10,000 to 20,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 47 | Berkeley Heights Township NJ | 15,140 | $205K | 1.9% | 3.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 48 | Colesville MD | 14,519 | $131K | 3.4% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 49 | Weddington NC | 14,517 | $191K | 4.0% | 1.8% | 4% | A+ |
| 50 | Jamestown Township MI | 10,702 | $120K | 2.8% | 1.1% | 5% | A+ |
| 51 | Upper Uwchlan Township PA | 13,681 | $191K | 1.6% | 2.6% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 226 | Wendell NC | 19,687 | $96K | 3.2% | 1.3% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 267 | Rolesville NC | 12,839 | $150K | 1.1% | 3.7% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 345 | Summerfield NC | 11,327 | $160K | 7.1% | 2.1% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,362 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Weddington, the top three, the last and three more from North Carolina.
Weddington and its neighbors: 58% work next door
The biggest share goes to Charlotte (54%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Weddington workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weddington | – | A+ | B− | 28 min | $190,766 |
| Indian Trail | 3% | A− | C | 28 min | $108,483 |
| Wesley Chapel | 1% | A | C− | 32 min | $132,188 |
| Charlotte | 54% | B | A | 25 min | $82,068 |
| Marvin | under 2% | A | B− | 29 min | $250,000+ |
| Stallings | under 2% | A− | C+ | 28 min | $115,974 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Weddington’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 Weddington: questions
What is the median household income in Weddington?
$190,766 (±$24,012) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Weddington?
4.0%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Weddington?
28 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Weddington work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charlotte (54%, 14 mi), Indian Trail (3%, 6 mi), Monroe (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Weddington walkable?
Weddington is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.1 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Weddington without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Weddington, from the people who make the trip.
More of Weddington
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.