Most of Whitsett commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
77 jobs are based in Whitsett; 241 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Whitsett itself; outside it, Greensboro draws the most (30%, 14 miles). Working residents average 32 minutes each way, where North Carolina has 25 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Whitsett apart on work
Whitsett and Greensboro trade workers both ways
Greensboro is the top workplace for Whitsett residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Whitsett come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Whitsett 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 ↓
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 241 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Whitsett’s working residents head each day
Where Whitsett clocks in
30% of workers
20% 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.
A commute of about 32 minutes in Whitsett
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Whitsett workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 223 commuters (the 14% 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.
Whitsett quiets down on a workday
On a workday 239 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 440 people are in Whitsett on a workday afternoon, 27% 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.
Most jobs in Whitsett are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Whitsett, 2013 → 2023: 71 → 77. 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 Whitsett’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Whitsett to work
About 18% 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.
Whitsett and its neighbors: 22% work next door
The biggest share goes to Burlington (20%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Whitsett workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitsett | – | — | — | 32 min | $83,393 |
| Burlington | 20% | C | B− | 24 min | $56,880 |
| Gibsonville | 2% | A− | C | 27 min | $95,861 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Whitsett’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 Whitsett: questions
What is the median household income in Whitsett?
$83,393 (±$7,886) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Whitsett?
2.8%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Whitsett?
32 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Whitsett work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Greensboro (30%, 14 mi), Burlington (20%, 6 mi), Charlotte (4%, 93 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Whitsett without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Whitsett, from the people who make the trip.
More of Whitsett
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.