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Mitchell
County Commuting Patterns: 1990 & 2000
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Workers Living in Mitchell
County Working in Mitchell County 1990---4,219
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Workers Living in Mitchell
County Working in Mitchell County 2000---4,813
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NC County
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1990
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2000
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State
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1990
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2000
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McDowell County
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857
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639
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Tennessee
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69
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90
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| Yancey County |
522
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689
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South Carolina |
25
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37
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| Avery County |
129
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291
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Virginia |
9
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1
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| Buncombe County |
54
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88
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Out of US or At Sea |
7
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| Burke County |
38
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29
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New York |
7
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15
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| Watauga County |
37
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27
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Kentucky |
5
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| Mecklenburg County |
34
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40
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Florida |
5
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5
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| Forsyth County |
25
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6
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Georgia |
3
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| Rutherford County |
23
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2
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Wisconsin |
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9
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| Northampton County |
19
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Maryland |
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6
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| Person County |
15
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Alabama |
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3
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| Henderson County |
13
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11
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Texas |
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1
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| Union County |
11
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7
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Total Out of State |
130
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174
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| Caswell County |
8
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| Polk County |
6
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20
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| Alexander County |
6
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| Madison County |
6
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20
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| Transylvania County |
5
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| Catawba County |
5
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22
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| Wake County |
3
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7
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| Davidson County |
3
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| Cleveland County |
3
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1
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| Carteret County |
2
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| Vance County |
2
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| Guilford County |
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19
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| Gaston County |
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9
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| Durham County |
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6
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| Rowan County |
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5
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| Total In State |
1,826
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1,938
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NC County
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1990
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2000
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State
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1990
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2000
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| Yancey County |
839
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996
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Tennessee |
51
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47
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| Avery County |
569
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640
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South Carolina |
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2
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| McDowell County |
42
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193
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Ohio |
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2
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| Burke County |
34
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22
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Total Out of State |
51
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51
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| Buncombe County |
34
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34
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| Watauga County |
31
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51
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| Madison County |
22
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41
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| Wake County |
8
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| Mecklenburg County |
8
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10
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| Richmond County |
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9
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| Jackson County |
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7
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| Haywood County |
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7
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| Caldwell County |
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5
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| Ashe County |
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5
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| Transylvania County |
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3
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| Total In State |
1,586
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2,023
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| 2000 |
Employed Residents |
Out Commuters |
Out Commuters as % of Employed Residents |
Persons Working in County |
In Commuters |
In Commuters as % of Persons Working
in County |
Non Commuting Workers Living in County |
Net Commuting |
Commuting Ratio |
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6,925
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2,112
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30.5
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6,887
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2,074
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30.1
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4,813
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-38
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0.995
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- Employed Residents -- Residents of the area 16 years
old and over who are employed. An employed resident
of an area may work inside or outside the area.
- Out Commuters -- The total number of workers residing
in the reference county who leave the county to work.
- Out Commuters as a Percentage of Employed Residents
-- Total out commuters from the reference county divided
by total employed residents of the reference county,
expressed as a percentage.
- Persons Working in County -- Persons 16 years old
and over who listed a place of work in the county.
Each may or may not be a county resident.
- In Commuters -- the total number of workers in the
reference county who reside outside the county.
- In Commuters as a Percentage of Employed in County
-- Total in commuters to the reference county divided
by total number of persons working in the county,
expressed
as a percentage.
- Non Commuting Workers -- Those workers who do not
leave their county of residence to work
- Net Commuting -- The difference between persons
working in the county and employed residents of the
county. Also, the difference between in commuters
and out commuters.
- Commuting Ratio -- The ratio of persons working
in the county to employed residents of the county.
A value of one implies zero net commuting; a value
greater than one corresponds to net in commuting;
less than one, to net out commuting.
North Carolina State Data Center
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