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Yancey County Commuting Patterns: 1990 & 2000

 

Workers Living in Yancey County Working in Yancey County 1990---4,305

Workers Living in Yancey County Working in Yancey County 2000---5,024

 

Workers Living in Yancey County Commuting to Work in:

NC County

1990

2000
 

State

1990

2000

Mitchell County

839
996
 

Tennessee

62

22
McDowell County
468
477
  Virginia
50
 
Buncombe County
390
679
  South Carolina
39
20
Madison County
114
144
  Kentucky
20
 
Avery County
35
86
  Georgia
17
28
Rutherford County
12
12
  Michigan
7
 
Pitt County
11
 
  Florida
6
13
Mecklenburg County
11
30
  Maryland
3
 
Haywood County
10
 
  Connecticut
3
7
Burke County
9
6
  Illinois
2
 
Catawba County
9
9
  Out of US or At Sea
 
5
Harnett County
9
 
  California
 
1
Robeson County
8
 
  Total Out of State
209
96
Alamance County
8
 
       
Transylvania County
7
 
       
Caldwell County
7
 
       
Gaston County
5
4
       
Surry County
3
2
       
Watauga County
3
15
       
Northampton County
2
 
       
Henderson County
 
19
       
Brunswick County
 
12
       
Cleveland County
 
12
       
Wake County
 
11
       
Edgecombe County
 
7
       
Cabarrus County
 
6
       
Forsyth County
 
6
       
Orange County
 
3
       
Macon County
 
2
       
Swain County
 
2
       
Sampson County
 
2
       
Duplin County
 
1
       
Wayne County
 
1
       
Wilkes County
 
1
       
Total In State
1,960
2,545
       
 

Workers Commuting to Work in Yancey County, Living In:

NC County

1990

2000
 

State

1990

2000
Mitchell County
522
689
  Tennessee
36
33
Madison County
85
83
  South Carolina
 
27
Buncombe County
53
104
  Texas
 
8
McDowell County
32
30
  Georgia  
2
Avery County
19
11
  Ohio  
1
Union County
9
 
  Total Out of State
36
71
Henderson County
9
19
       
Franklin County
9
 
       
Rutherford County
5
 
       
Alamance County
5
 
       
Haywood County
 
19
       
Stanlyl County
 
7
       
Graham County
 
3
       
Total In State
748
962
       

 

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
 
7,665
2,641
34.5
6,057
1,033
17.1
5,024
-1,608
0.790
  • 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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