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Watauga County Commuting
Patterns: 1990 & 2000
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Workers Living in Watauga County
Working in Watauga County 1990---15,459
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Workers Living in Watauga County
Working in Watauga County 2000---18,083
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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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Avery County
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615
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777
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Tennessee
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101
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151
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| Caldwell County |
521
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364
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Florida |
68
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27
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| Catawba County |
178
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175
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Virginia |
42
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10
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| Wilkes County |
160
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259
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South Carolina |
32
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32
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| Ashe County |
133
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248
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Georgia |
21
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19
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| Burke County |
73
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50
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Alaska |
21
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| Guilford County |
60
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35
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Iowa |
11
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| Wake County |
55
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25
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New Jersey |
9
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| Mecklenburg County |
37
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95
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Massachusetts |
9
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| Iredell County |
33
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74
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California |
9
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| Mitchell County |
31
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51
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Wisconsin |
8
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| Buncombe County |
30
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24
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Ohio |
8
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| Forsyth County |
30
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89
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Out of Us or At Sea |
5
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15
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| Surry County |
23
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18
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Texas |
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15
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| Durham County |
18
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Wyoming |
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14
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| Alamance County |
12
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New York |
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11
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| McDowell County |
11
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7
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Missouri |
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10
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| Alexander County |
10
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9
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West Virginia |
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5
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| New Hanover County |
8
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15
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Pennsyvania |
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2
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| Davie County |
8
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Total Out of State |
344
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311
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| Davidson County |
7
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9
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| Stokes County |
7
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| Carbarrus County |
6
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56
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| Lincoln County |
6
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44
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| Henderson County |
6
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| Haywood County |
5
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12
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| Rowan County |
5
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| Stanly County |
4
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| Moore County |
3
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25
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| Randolph County |
3
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7
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| Rutherford County |
3
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| Union County |
3
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| Gaston County |
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42
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| Orange County |
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22
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| Macon County |
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17
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| Yadkin County |
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11
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| Vance County |
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7
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| Robeson County |
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7
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| Dare County |
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6
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| Pitt County |
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6
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| Caswell County |
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5
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| Total In State |
2,104
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2,591
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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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| Ashe County |
713
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1,350
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Tennessee |
581
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1,114
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| Avery County |
296
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557
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Georgia |
27
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14
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| Wilkes County |
147
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244
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South Carolina |
20
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6
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| Caldwell County |
143
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271
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Florida |
16
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30
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| Catawba County |
76
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55
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Virginia |
15
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90
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| Mecklenburg County |
73
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69
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Utah |
15
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| Wake County |
40
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43
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Texas |
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13
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| Mitchell County |
37
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27
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Iowa |
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6
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| Guilford County |
37
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20
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Total Out of State |
674
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1,273
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| Iredell County |
31
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19
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| Burke County |
29
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27
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| Davidson County |
29
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10
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| Davie County |
25
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| Surry County |
23
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13
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| Alleghany County |
22
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17
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| Forsyth County |
20
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61
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| Gaston County |
20
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8
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| Warren County |
19
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| Durham County |
15
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| Union County |
15
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| Orange County |
15
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11
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| Alexander County |
13
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21
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| Lincoln County |
13
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| Henderson County |
12
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| Moore County |
12
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12
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| Yadkin County |
11
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8
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| Edgecombe County |
11
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| Nash County |
10
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| Buncombe County |
10
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40
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| Pitt County |
10
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12
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| Cleveland County |
10
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1
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| Franklin County |
9
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| New Hanover County |
8
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| Haywood County |
8
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| Onslow County |
7
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| Harnett County |
6
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1
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| Randolph County |
6
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| Rutherford County |
6
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| Alamance County |
6
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8
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| Stokes County |
5
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| Yancey County |
3
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15
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| Rowan County |
3
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5
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| Pender County |
2
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| McDowell County |
1
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4
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| Lee County |
1
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| Cabarrus County |
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24
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| Anson County |
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8
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| Wayne County |
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3
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| Total In State |
2,008
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2,964
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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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20,985
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2,902
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13.8
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22,320
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4,237
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19.0
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18,083
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1,335
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1.064
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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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