Photo: Loren I. Barnes · CC BY-SA 4.0Wesley Chapel’s household incomes are higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 26% of workers (North Carolina 16%). Poverty touches 4.5% of residents (North Carolina 13.0%). Wesley Chapel grades A for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Wesley Chapel
Jobs in Wesley Chapel have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Wesley Chapel went from 788 in 2013 to 2,271 in 2023, +188%. The jobs ↓
Nearly half of Wesley Chapel works in Charlotte
1,967 working residents, 46%, have their main job in Charlotte, 16 miles away. That’s 15 times as many as work in Wesley Chapel itself. The commute map ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Wesley Chapel
67% of Wesley Chapel residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 44% of the jobs based in Wesley Chapel pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 97% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Wesley Chapel workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 25 across North Carolina. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Wesley Chapel works from home
26% of Wesley Chapel workers work from home, against 16% across North Carolina. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
The figures behind Wesley Chapel’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Wesley Chapel is better than 90% of U.S. towns, #22 of 290 in North Carolina. Household income is its strongest input ($132,188, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.8%, U.S. 5.2%). 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, Wesley Chapel could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Inside Wesley Chapel’s 2,271 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wesley Chapel, 2013 → 2023: 788 → 2,271. 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 Wesley Chapel’s own residents hold wherever they work.
46% of working residents work in Charlotte
Where Wesley Chapel clocks in
46% of workers
7% 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.
The daily trip from Wesley Chapel: about 32 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wesley Chapel workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,308 commuters (the 26% 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 people are in Wesley Chapel by day
On a workday 4,124 residents head out to work, 109 work right here, and 2,162 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,600 people are in Wesley Chapel on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.54 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.
The distance from Wesley Chapel to work
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.
In Wesley Chapel, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Wesley Chapel is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns, #239 of 290 in North Carolina. Both inputs place Wesley Chapel 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 4,461 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). 0.5% of Wesley Chapel households have no vehicle (North Carolina 5.3%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Wesley Chapel’s commuters take a bus or train.
436th of 2,790: where Wesley Chapel ranks among U.S. towns of 6,700 to 12,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 185 | Oak Ridge NC | 7,896 | $155K | 3.6% | 2.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 285 | Rolesville NC | 12,839 | $150K | 1.1% | 3.7% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 360 | Summerfield NC | 11,327 | $160K | 7.1% | 2.1% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 434 | West Hanover Township PA | 11,601 | $89K | 3.2% | 2.5% | 5% | A |
| 435 | North Coventry Township PA | 8,413 | $99K | 4.3% | 3.0% | 4% | A |
| 436 | Wesley Chapel NC | 9,566 | $132K | 4.5% | 3.8% | 3% | A |
| 437 | Doylestown PA | 8,330 | $99K | 5.5% | 2.9% | 12% | A |
| 438 | Brunswick NY | 12,626 | $107K | 2.8% | 3.1% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,790 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Wesley Chapel, the top three, the last and three more from North Carolina.
14% of Wesley Chapel works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Monroe (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wesley Chapel workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Chapel | – | A | C− | 32 min | $132,188 |
| Waxhaw | 2% | A− | C+ | 32 min | $131,894 |
| Indian Trail | 4% | A− | C | 28 min | $108,483 |
| Weddington | 1% | A+ | B− | 28 min | $190,766 |
| Monroe | 7% | B− | C+ | 30 min | $72,540 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wesley Chapel’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 Wesley Chapel: questions
What is the median household income in Wesley Chapel?
$132,188 (±$36,990) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wesley Chapel?
4.5%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wesley Chapel?
32 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wesley Chapel work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Charlotte (46%, 16 mi), Monroe (7%, 8 mi), Indian Trail (4%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Wesley Chapel walkable?
Wesley Chapel is more walkable than 20% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Wesley Chapel without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wesley Chapel, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wesley Chapel
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.