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Ashe County Commuting
Patterns: 1990 & 2000
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Workers Living in Ashe County
Working in Ashe County 1990---8,257
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Workers Living in Ashe County
Working in Ashe County 2000---8,288
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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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Watauga County
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713
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1,350
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Virginia
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115
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121
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| Wilkes County |
505
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555
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Tennessee |
68
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72
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| Caldwell County |
129
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65
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Texas |
10
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| Alleghany County |
90
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134
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South Carolina |
8
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16
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| Catawba County |
43
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74
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Florida |
8
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| Surry County |
29
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26
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Maryland |
7
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5
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| Guilford County |
25
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21
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Mississippi |
6
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| Wake County |
23
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26
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Georgia |
6
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| Forsyth County |
19
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41
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Kentucky |
4
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6
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| Orange County |
19
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12
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Missouri |
2
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2
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| Mecklenburg County |
13
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25
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Alabama |
1
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| Iredell County |
12
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7
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California |
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12
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| Yadkin County |
10
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11
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Out of US or At Sea |
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7
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| Durham County |
9
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West Virginia |
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4
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| Avery County |
8
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38
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District of Columbia |
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3
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| Cabarrus County |
7
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11
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New York |
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2
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| New Hanover County |
6
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Montana |
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2
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| Burke County |
6
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11
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Indiana |
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2
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| Buncombe County |
5
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Total Out of State |
235
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249
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| Sampton County |
5
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| Alexander County |
4
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43
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| Davidson County |
2
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45
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| Haywood County |
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9
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| Randolph County |
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9
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| Pitt County |
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7
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| Richmond County |
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6
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| Lincoln County |
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6
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| Mitchell County |
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5
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| Union County |
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5
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| Alamance County |
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2
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| Rockingham County |
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1
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| Total In State |
1,682
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2,545
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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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| Watauga County |
133
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248
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Virginia |
217
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351
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| Wilkes County |
79
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173
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Tennessee |
16
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109
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| Alleghany County |
69
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139
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Minnesota |
3
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| Cabarrus County |
14
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Alabama |
3
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| Buncombe County |
10
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8
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Washington |
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7
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| Stanley County |
8
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Michigan |
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2
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| Northampton County |
7
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Total Out of State |
239
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469
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| Guilford County |
6
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| New Hanover County |
6
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6
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| Johnston County |
6
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| Columbus County |
5
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| Henderson County |
5
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| Cumberland County |
5
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| Avery County |
4
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| Yadkin County |
2
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| Burke County |
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23
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| Caldwell County |
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15
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| Robeson County |
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14
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| Catawba County |
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10
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| Iredell County |
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8
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| Alexander County |
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8
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| Union County |
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6
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| Granville County |
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6
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| Forsyth County |
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2
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| Total In State |
367
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666
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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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11,082
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2,794
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25.2
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9,423
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1,135
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12.0
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8,288
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-1,659
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0.850
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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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