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Alleghany County Commuting Patterns: 1990 & 2000

 

Workers Living in Alleghany County Working in Alleghany County 1990---3,324

Workers Living in Alleghany County Working in Alleghany County 2000---3,907

 

Workers Living in Alleghany County Commuting to Work in:

NC County

1990

2000
 

State

1990

2000

Surry County

167

226
 

Virginia

487

344
Wilkes County
96
127
  South Carolina
8
5
Ashe County
69
139
  Florida
6
 
Forsyth County
36
45
  Texas
5
 
Randolph County
29
10
  Kansas
3
 
Watauga County
22
17
  Georgia  
5
Iredell County
18
10
  Total Out of State
509
354
Wake County
18
6
       
Caldwell County
17
25
       
Guilford County
11
21
       
Robeson County
11
 
       
Durham County
 10
 
       
Alexander County
6
 
       
Cabarrus County
6
 
       
Union County
5
 
       
Mecklenburg County
3
63
       
Gaston County
2
 
       
Orange County
2
19
       
Yadkin County  
33
       
Catawba County  
26
       
Davie County  
9
       
Lincoln County  
5
       
Total In State
528
781
       

 

Workers Commuting to Work in Alleghany County, Living In:

NC County

1990

2000
 

State

1990

2000
Ashe County
90
134
  Virginia
328
573
Surry County
38
74
  South Carolina
4
 
Wilkes County
31
55
  West Virginia
 
20
Yadkin County
19
5
  Total Out of State
332
593
Forsyth County
14
19
       
Rutherford County
10
 
       
Catawba County
10
 
       
Cumberland County
7
 
       
Stokes County
6
 
       
Henderson County
6
 
       
Polk County
2
 
       
Rowan County
1
 
       
Northampton County
 
15
       
Davidson County
 
8
       
Iredell County
 
7
       
Cleveland County
 
7
       
Mecklenburg County
 
6
       
Richmond County
 
2
       
Halifax County
 
1
       
Total In State
234
333
       

 

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
 
5,042
1,135
22.5
4,833
926
19.2
3,907
-209
0.959
  • 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.
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