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Wilkes County Commuting
Patterns: 1990 & 2000
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Workers Living in Wilkes County
Working in Wilkes County 1990---23,796
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Workers Living in Wilkes County
Working in Wilkes County 2000---24,270
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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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Surry County
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2,257
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2,345
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South Carolina
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43
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23
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| Caldwell County |
570
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532
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Tennessee |
14
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17
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| Yadkin County |
486
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733
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Ohio |
14
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2
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| Forsyth County |
452
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522
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Arkansas |
13
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| Iredell County |
393
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558
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Alabama |
13
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| Alexander County |
392
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273
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West Virginia |
11
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33
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| Catawba County |
224
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316
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Texas |
10
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| Mecklenburg County |
151
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264
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Pennsylvania |
9
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25
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| Watauga County |
147
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244
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Maryland |
9
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24
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| Ashe County |
79
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173
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Out of US or At Sea |
7
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| Wake County |
57
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54
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Minnesota |
7
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| Davie County |
41
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47
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Virginia |
5
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63
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| Guilford County |
39
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93
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Oklahoma |
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30
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| Alleghany County |
31
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55
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Connecticut |
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27
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| Rowan County |
30
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69
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New York |
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20
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| Stokes County |
21
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Michigan |
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7
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| Durham County |
17
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27
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Hawaii |
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7
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| Davidson County |
16
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29
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California |
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7
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| Cumberland County |
16
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Indiana |
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6
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| Lincoln County |
10
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Georgia |
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5
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| Orange County |
10
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39
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Total Out of State |
155
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296
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| NorthamptonCounty |
9
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| Vance County |
9
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| Bertie County |
9
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| Brunswick County |
9
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| Haywood County |
8
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| BurkeCounty |
7
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13
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| Stanley County |
7
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| Jackson County |
5
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| Rutherford County |
5
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| Buncombe County |
4
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| Cabarrus County |
4
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32
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| Avery County |
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21
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| Nash County |
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21
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| Alamance County |
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7
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| Union County |
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5
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| Gaston County |
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3
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| Total In State |
5,522
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6,475
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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 |
505
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555
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Virginia |
28
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65
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| Surry County |
275
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374
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Texas |
13
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28
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| Yadkin County |
274
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390
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South Carolina |
13
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34
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| Watauga County |
160
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259
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Nevada |
10
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| Alexander County |
135
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102
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Florida |
7
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17
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| Caldwell County |
106
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110
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Tennessee |
2
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15
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| Iredell County |
103
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177
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Ohio |
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13
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| Alleghany County |
96
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127
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Mississippi |
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13
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| Forsyth County |
54
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181
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Georgia |
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8
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| Mecklenburg County |
46
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66
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Indiana |
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7
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| Catawba County |
37
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49
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Maryland |
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5
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| Burke County |
29
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63
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Arkansas |
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2
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| Davidson County |
16
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9
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Total Out of State |
73
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207
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| Swain County |
14
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8
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| Davie County |
11
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13
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| Northampton County |
11
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| Halifax County |
10
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| Avery County |
8
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7
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| Union County |
7
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15
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| Randolph County |
6
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2
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| Harnett County |
6
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| Cabarrus County |
3
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| Nash County |
2
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17
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| Rowan County |
2
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16
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| Gaston County |
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21
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| Guilford County |
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19
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| New Hanover County |
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13
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| Henderson County |
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12
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| Duplin County |
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9
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| Lincoln County |
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9
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| Lenoir County |
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7
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| Macon County |
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6
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| Jones County |
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6
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| Craven County |
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5
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| Moore County |
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4
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| Cleveland County |
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2
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| Montgomery County |
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2
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| Bertie County |
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2
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| Stokes County |
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2
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| Yancey County |
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1
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| Pender County |
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1
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| Total In State |
1,916
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2,661
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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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31,041
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6,771
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21.8
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27,138
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2,868
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10.6
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24,270
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-3,903
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0.874
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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.
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