Sutton-Newby House · Photo: Waterman, Thomas T., creator · Public domainJobs, pay and the trip to work in Winfall
10% of workers work from home, where North Carolina as a whole has 16%. Only 3% work in Winfall; the top destination outside it is Elizabeth City (18%, 13 miles). The average commute takes 29 minutes each way, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Winfall
A big share show a job far from home
34% 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 ↓
A lot of Winfall workers cross into Virginia
20% of Winfall workers work outside North Carolina, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Virginia Beach (5%), Chesapeake (5%) and Norfolk (3%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
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 209 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Winfall’s workers travel
About 34% 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.
Where the trip to work from Winfall ends
Where Winfall clocks in
18% of workers
5% 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.
Who commutes out of Winfall, and who commutes in
On a workday 202 residents head out to work, 7 work right here, and 226 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.11 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What work there is in Winfall: 233 jobs
233 jobs are based in Winfall.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Winfall, 2013 → 2023: 109 → 233. 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 Winfall’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Winfall: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Winfall workers work from home, vs 16% across North Carolina. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 266 commuters (the 10% 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.
Work in the towns next to Winfall
The biggest share goes to Hertford (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Winfall’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 Winfall: questions
What is the median household income in Winfall?
$77,083 (±$43,294) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $72,388 across North Carolina and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Winfall?
13.6%, against 13.0% across North Carolina and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Winfall?
29 minutes each way on average, against 25 across North Carolina and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Winfall work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Elizabeth City (18%, 13 mi), Hertford (8%, 2 mi), Virginia Beach (5%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Winfall without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Winfall, from the people who make the trip.
More of Winfall
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.