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Work and Jobs in Durham, North Carolina (NC) Detailed Stats: Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute

 

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Based on the data from 2000 / 2009 when the population of Durham, North Carolina was 187,364 / 229,174

Most common industries (%)

Most common industries for males (%)

Most common industries for females (%)

Most Common Industries

Industry

All

Males

Females
Health care15.7% (14,848)9.2% (4,451)22.3% (10,397)
Educational services14.3% (13,586)11.3% (5,433)17.5% (8,153)
Professional, scientific, and technical services8.8% (8,306)9.0% (4,355)8.5% (3,951)
Construction6.4% (6,023)11.6% (5,598)0.9% (425)
Accommodation and food services5.9% (5,599)6.2% (2,968)5.7% (2,631)
Computer and electronic products4.1% (3,851)5.2% (2,491)2.9% (1,360)
Public administration4.0% (3,813)4.0% (1,926)4.1% (1,887)
Finance and insurance3.9% (3,732)2.8% (1,339)5.1% (2,393)
Administrative and support and waste management services3.6% (3,416)4.3% (2,091)2.8% (1,325)
Social assistance2.4% (2,296)0.6% (295)4.3% (2,001)
Broadcasting and telecommunications2.2% (2,053)2.2% (1,044)2.2% (1,009)
Chemicals1.8% (1,701)1.7% (838)1.9% (863)
Real estate and rental and leasing1.7% (1,643)1.9% (909)1.6% (734)
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations1.6% (1,479)1.4% (666)1.7% (813)
Food and beverage stores1.5% (1,415)1.7% (826)1.3% (589)
Arts, entertainment, and recreation1.4% (1,317)1.5% (699)1.3% (618)
Personal and laundry services1.3% (1,217)1.1% (522)1.5% (695)
Department and other general merchandise stores1.3% (1,213)0.8% (380)1.8% (833)
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries1.1% (1,017)1.1% (549)1.0% (468)
Repair and maintenance1.0% (939)1.8% (869)0.2% (70)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers0.9% (883)1.5% (704)0.4% (179)
Data processing, libraries, and other information services0.8% (764)0.7% (343)0.9% (421)
Miscellaneous manufacturing0.8% (761)0.8% (387)0.8% (374)
Radio, TV, and computer stores0.8% (754)1.0% (496)0.6% (258)
Truck transportation0.7% (670)1.2% (588)0.2% (82)
Motor vehicle and parts dealers0.7% (665)1.2% (595)0.2% (70)
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores0.6% (534)0.4% (169)0.8% (365)
Pharmacies and drug stores0.5% (514)0.5% (217)0.6% (297)
U. S. Postal service0.5% (500)0.7% (341)0.3% (159)
Utilities0.5% (490)0.7% (350)0.3% (140)
Textile mills and textile products0.5% (437)0.4% (193)0.5% (244)
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores0.5% (436)0.6% (308)0.3% (128)
Air transportation0.4% (409)0.6% (293)0.2% (116)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers0.4% (408)0.6% (301)0.2% (107)
Other direct selling establishments0.4% (372)0.4% (200)0.4% (172)
Food0.4% (335)0.5% (224)0.2% (111)
Beverage and tobacco products0.4% (333)0.6% (266)0.1% (67)
Private households0.3% (329)0.1% (60)0.6% (269)
Transportation equipment0.3% (328)0.6% (282)0.1% (46)
Furniture and related product manufacturing0.3% (307)0.4% (214)0.2% (93)
Printing and related support activities0.3% (287)0.4% (204)0.2% (83)
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components0.3% (284)0.5% (231)0.1% (53)
Metal and metal products0.3% (268)0.5% (232)0.1% (36)
Wood products0.2% (230)0.5% (223)0.0% (7)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores0.2% (222)0.2% (84)0.3% (138)
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers0.2% (218)0.3% (168)0.1% (50)
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers0.2% (210)0.3% (148)0.1% (62)
Machinery0.2% (206)0.2% (105)0.2% (101)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting0.2% (199)0.2% (103)0.2% (96)
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers0.2% (199)0.3% (168)0.1% (31)
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers0.2% (189)0.3% (126)0.1% (63)
Health and personal care, except drug, stores0.2% (163)0.1% (50)0.2% (113)
Apparel0.2% (161)0.1% (30)0.3% (131)
Plastics and rubber products0.2% (149)0.2% (90)0.1% (59)
Book stores and news dealers0.1% (139)0.1% (61)0.2% (78)
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores0.1% (136)0.2% (75)0.1% (61)
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers0.1% (131)0.1% (60)0.2% (71)
Nonmetallic mineral products0.1% (130)0.2% (93)0.1% (37)
Gasoline stations0.1% (128)0.1% (65)0.1% (63)
Music stores0.1% (118)0.2% (84)0.1% (34)
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.1% (114)0.2% (84)0.1% (30)
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers0.1% (104)0.2% (99)0.0% (5)
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses0.1% (99)0.1% (57)0.1% (42)
Office supplies and stationery stores0.1% (86)0.1% (52)0.1% (34)
Paper0.1% (81)0.1% (66)0.0% (15)
Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers0.1% (76)0.2% (76)0.0% (0)
Warehousing and storage0.1% (76)0.1% (71)0.0% (5)
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers0.1% (74)0.2% (74)0.0% (0)
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers0.1% (70)0.1% (52)0.0% (18)
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers0.1% (62)0.1% (53)0.0% (9)
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers0.1% (51)0.1% (51)0.0% (0)

Most common occupations in 2008 (%)

Most common occupations in 2000 (%)

Most common occupations for males in 2008 (%)

Most common occupations for males in 2000 (%)

Most common occupations for females in 2008 (%)

Most common occupations for females in 2000 (%)

 

2008 Data

2000 Data

Occupation

All

Males

Females

All

Males

Females
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers5.6% (6,409)5.8% (3,262)5.4% (3,147)5.3% (5,062)5.2% (2,485)5.5% (2,577)
Postsecondary teachers5.5% (6,319)6.3% (3,504)4.8% (2,815)2.8% (2,693)3.4% (1,642)2.3% (1,051)
Computer specialists4.5% (5,132)6.4% (3,612)2.6% (1,520)4.8% (4,585)6.4% (3,102)3.2% (1,483)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations4.2% (4,845)5.7% (3,193)2.8% (1,652)3.8% (3,608)4.6% (2,217)3.0% (1,391)
Business operations specialists3.5% (3,985)2.6% (1,468)4.3% (2,517)2.6% (2,485)1.8% (869)3.5% (1,616)
Retail sales workers except cashiers3.5% (3,965)3.6% (2,027)3.3% (1,938)2.1% (2,016)1.8% (859)2.5% (1,157)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors3.4% (3,941)3.2% (1,821)3.6% (2,120)3.0% (2,851)3.2% (1,546)2.8% (1,305)
Physicians and surgeons3.2% (3,628)3.4% (1,889)3.0% (1,739)2.2% (2,066)2.9% (1,401)1.4% (665)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers3.2% (3,623)3.4% (1,909)2.9% (1,714)2.1% (1,948)2.8% (1,357)1.3% (591)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors3.2% (3,607)1.6% (900)4.6% (2,707)4.4% (4,153)2.4% (1,155)6.4% (2,998)
Registered nurses3.0% (3,491)1.2% (658)4.9% (2,833)2.6% (2,487)0.5% (234)4.8% (2,253)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers3.0% (3,451)1.0% (563)4.9% (2,888)3.2% (2,989)1.3% (626)5.1% (2,363)
Life and physical scientists2.5% (2,813)2.3% (1,265)2.7% (1,548)2.7% (2,548)3.0% (1,434)2.4% (1,114)
Health technologists and technicians2.4% (2,780)0.9% (511)3.9% (2,269)2.6% (2,415)1.5% (712)3.7% (1,703)
Cashiers2.3% (2,612)1.2% (658)3.3% (1,954)1.9% (1,760)1.2% (596)2.5% (1,164)
Cooks and food preparation workers1.9% (2,152)2.4% (1,328)1.4% (824)1.5% (1,436)1.9% (936)1.1% (500)
Secretaries and administrative assistants1.8% (2,113)0.0% (0)3.6% (2,113)2.4% (2,229)0.3% (158)4.4% (2,071)
Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors1.7% (1,937)1.6% (904)1.8% (1,033)1.2% (1,092)1.4% (660)0.9% (432)
Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides1.7% (1,912)0.8% (476)2.5% (1,436)1.5% (1,375)0.6% (296)2.3% (1,079)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers1.5% (1,765)2.2% (1,258)0.9% (507)1.4% (1,298)2.6% (1,265)0.1% (33)
Accountants and auditors1.5% (1,759)1.2% (664)1.9% (1,095)1.3% (1,196)1.0% (487)1.5% (709)
Media and communication equipment workers1.5% (1,732)1.0% (535)2.0% (1,197)1.1% (1,051)1.0% (494)1.2% (557)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers1.5% (1,705)3.0% (1,705)0.0% (0)1.1% (1,015)2.0% (967)0.1% (48)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors1.4% (1,657)3.0% (1,657)0.0% (0)1.4% (1,295)2.4% (1,156)0.3% (139)
Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists1.4% (1,634)0.5% (283)2.3% (1,351)1.4% (1,297)0.6% (302)2.1% (995)
Customer service representatives1.4% (1,591)1.1% (602)1.7% (989)1.7% (1,587)1.4% (663)2.0% (924)
Child care workers1.3% (1,467)1.2% (648)1.4% (819)1.0% (920)0.1% (35)1.9% (885)
Laborers and material movers, hand1.3% (1,449)1.3% (741)1.2% (708)1.5% (1,452)2.4% (1,170)0.6% (282)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives1.2% (1,396)0.8% (465)1.6% (931)2.1% (1,975)1.0% (492)3.2% (1,483)
Other production occupations including supervisors1.2% (1,395)1.1% (631)1.3% (764)2.2% (2,099)2.5% (1,203)1.9% (896)
Top executives1.2% (1,374)2.2% (1,217)0.3% (157)1.1% (1,000)1.5% (712)0.6% (288)
Construction laborers1.2% (1,336)2.4% (1,336)0.0% (0)1.5% (1,389)2.8% (1,368)0.0% (21)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers1.1% (1,310)0.6% (329)1.7% (981)0.7% (623)0.6% (281)0.7% (342)
Operations specialties managers except financial managers1.1% (1,237)1.0% (574)1.1% (663)1.3% (1,243)1.5% (744)1.1% (499)
Religious workers1.0% (1,164)1.5% (828)0.6% (336)0.7% (625)0.8% (380)0.5% (245)
Other financial specialists0.9% (1,067)0.9% (515)0.9% (552)0.6% (602)0.7% (324)0.6% (278)
Engineers0.9% (1,039)1.5% (828)0.4% (211)1.1% (1,032)1.8% (868)0.4% (164)
Therapists0.8% (888)0.3% (183)1.2% (705)0.5% (455)0.2% (81)0.8% (374)
Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations0.8% (860)0.5% (254)1.0% (606)0.7% (644)0.5% (222)0.9% (422)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations0.7% (834)0.1% (60)1.3% (774)1.4% (1,363)0.7% (329)2.2% (1,034)
Other healthcare support occupations0.7% (796)0.4% (208)1.0% (588)0.6% (538)0.2% (94)1.0% (444)
Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing0.7% (790)1.1% (589)0.3% (201)1.6% (1,543)2.0% (951)1.3% (592)
Waiters and waitresses0.7% (784)0.5% (304)0.8% (480)0.9% (886)0.6% (272)1.3% (614)
Financial managers0.7% (776)0.4% (233)0.9% (543)0.6% (587)0.7% (359)0.5% (228)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers0.6% (720)0.6% (343)0.6% (377)0.7% (683)0.6% (293)0.8% (390)
Supervisors, construction and extraction workers0.6% (720)1.3% (720)0.0% (0)0.4% (419)0.8% (405)0.0% (14)
Law enforcement workers including supervisors0.6% (697)1.1% (633)0.1% (64)0.6% (596)1.0% (480)0.2% (116)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks0.6% (697)0.9% (480)0.4% (217)0.9% (862)0.3% (138)1.6% (724)
Lawyers0.6% (664)0.6% (309)0.6% (355)0.6% (575)0.7% (346)0.5% (229)
Life, physical, and social science technicians0.6% (652)0.2% (133)0.9% (519)0.6% (615)0.6% (281)0.7% (334)
Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers0.5% (600)0.4% (251)0.6% (349)0.8% (795)0.9% (421)0.8% (374)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers0.5% (575)1.0% (575)0.0% (0)0.6% (594)1.2% (587)0.0% (7)
Architects, surveyors, and cartographers0.5% (566)0.8% (473)0.2% (93)0.2% (235)0.4% (183)0.1% (52)
Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses0.5% (566)0.4% (205)0.6% (361)0.7% (643)0.5% (255)0.8% (388)
Secondary school teachers0.5% (546)0.5% (268)0.5% (278)0.5% (508)0.4% (185)0.7% (323)
Social scientists and related workers0.5% (520)0.8% (441)0.1% (79)0.5% (455)0.3% (160)0.6% (295)
Carpenters0.4% (468)0.8% (468)0.0% (0)0.8% (799)1.6% (776)0.0% (23)
Personal appearance workers0.4% (448)0.2% (106)0.6% (342)0.5% (447)0.2% (102)0.7% (345)
Electricians0.4% (437)0.8% (437)0.0% (0)0.5% (454)0.8% (395)0.1% (59)
Other protective service workers including supervisors0.3% (386)0.6% (312)0.1% (74)0.8% (729)1.1% (546)0.4% (183)
Legal support workers0.3% (376)0.3% (181)0.3% (195)0.3% (304)0.1% (66)0.5% (238)
Assemblers and fabricators0.3% (368)0.5% (264)0.2% (104)1.0% (922)1.1% (506)0.9% (416)
Painters and paperhangers0.3% (365)0.7% (365)0.0% (0)0.8% (747)1.5% (706)0.1% (41)
Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers0.3% (353)0.6% (353)0.0% (0)0.2% (236)0.5% (230)0.0% (6)
Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians0.3% (295)0.5% (295)0.0% (0)0.4% (423)0.5% (260)0.4% (163)
Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand0.2% (272)0.5% (272)0.0% (0)0.4% (339)0.6% (289)0.1% (50)
Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers0.2% (255)0.2% (119)0.2% (136)0.5% (458)0.6% (281)0.4% (177)
Librarians, curators, and archivists0.2% (248)0.1% (51)0.3% (197)0.4% (393)0.2% (116)0.6% (277)
Bus drivers0.2% (247)0.1% (47)0.3% (200)0.3% (276)0.3% (165)0.2% (111)
Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors0.2% (234)0.4% (234)0.0% (0)0.1% (139)0.3% (133)0.0% (6)
Metal workers and plastic workers0.2% (227)0.3% (145)0.1% (82)0.4% (370)0.7% (324)0.1% (46)
Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters0.2% (227)0.4% (227)0.0% (0)0.4% (345)0.7% (341)0.0% (4)
Other construction workers and helpers0.2% (214)0.3% (159)0.1% (55)0.2% (223)0.4% (211)0.0% (12)
Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks0.2% (207)0.1% (39)0.3% (168)0.6% (586)0.2% (90)1.1% (496)
Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers0.2% (185)0.3% (185)0.0% (0)0.1% (128)0.2% (107)0.0% (21)
Mathematical science occupations0.1% (149)0.2% (87)0.1% (62)0.2% (194)0.2% (118)0.2% (76)
Art and design workers0.1% (83)0.0% (0)0.1% (83)0.6% (578)0.7% (334)0.5% (244)
Food processing workers0.0% (54)0.1% (54)0.0% (0)0.1% (119)0.2% (84)0.1% (35)
Other transportation workers0.0% (50)0.1% (50)0.0% (0)0.1% (54)0.1% (49)0.0% (5)
Agricultural workers including supervisors0.0% (47)0.1% (47)0.0% (0)0.1% (112)0.2% (77)0.1% (35)
Printing workers0.0% (47)0.1% (47)0.0% (0)0.2% (225)0.4% (180)0.1% (45)
Plant and system operators0.0% (36)0.1% (36)0.0% (0)0.1% (87)0.2% (87)0.0% (0)
Communications equipment operators0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.1% (119)0.1% (38)0.2% (81)
Woodworkers0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.0% (0)0.2% (177)0.4% (171)0.0% (6)

Unemployment by year (%)

Unemployment in 2009:
Durham:

6.9%
North Carolina:

9.6%
Unemployment in 2008:
Durham:

4.5%
North Carolina:

6.2%
Unemployment in 2007:
Durham:

3.6%
North Carolina:

4.7%
Unemployment in 2006:
Durham:

3.7%
North Carolina:

4.7%
Unemployment in 2005:
Durham:

4.2%
North Carolina:

5.3%
Unemployment in 2004:
Durham:

4.8%
North Carolina:

5.5%
Unemployment in 2003:
Durham:

6.0%
North Carolina:

6.5%
Unemployment in 2002:
Durham:

6.3%
North Carolina:

6.6%
Unemployment in 2001:
Durham:

4.7%
North Carolina:

5.6%
Unemployment in 2000:
Durham:

3.2%
North Carolina:

3.7%
Unemployment by race in 2000:

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.7%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.4%


Unemployment rate for Black males: 9.3%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 8.6%


Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 7.1%


Unemployment rate for Asian males: 2.5%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 4.1%


Unemployment rate for other race males: 8.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 10.5%


Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 3.8%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 6.2%


Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 7.2%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.3%

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%)

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Males

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008 (%) - Females

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000 (%)

Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2008:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Durham:

2.9% (3,155)
North Carolina:

3.2% (127,408)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
    Durham:

    3.2% (1,720)
    North Carolina:

    4.0% (83,626)
    12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
    Durham:

    2.6% (1,435)
    North Carolina:

    2.3% (43,782)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Durham:

1.4% (1,458)
North Carolina:

3.1% (124,326)
    5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
    Durham:

    1.8% (948)
    North Carolina:

    4.2% (87,054)
    5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
    Durham:

    0.9% (510)
    North Carolina:

    2.0% (37,272)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Durham:

3.4% (3,622)
North Carolina:

4.6% (184,216)
    5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
    Durham:

    4.1% (2,210)
    North Carolina:

    6.0% (123,789)
    5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
    Durham:

    2.6% (1,412)
    North Carolina:

    3.2% (60,427)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Durham:

7.1% (7,673)
North Carolina:

8.6% (341,638)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
    Durham:

    8.5% (4,549)
    North Carolina:

    10.5% (217,085)
    6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
    Durham:

    5.8% (3,124)
    North Carolina:

    6.6% (124,553)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Durham:

9.0% (9,746)
North Carolina:

10.9% (431,457)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
    Durham:

    8.3% (4,441)
    North Carolina:

    12.2% (253,270)
    6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
    Durham:

    9.8% (5,305)
    North Carolina:

    9.4% (178,187)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Durham:

12.1% (13,100)
North Carolina:

15.9% (633,266)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
    Durham:

    10.6% (5,667)
    North Carolina:

    15.5% (321,965)
    7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
    Durham:

    13.7% (7,433)
    North Carolina:

    16.4% (311,301)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Durham:

15.1% (16,252)
North Carolina:

14.7% (585,237)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
    Durham:

    14.8% (7,963)
    North Carolina:

    12.8% (266,088)
    7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
    Durham:

    15.3% (8,289)
    North Carolina:

    16.8% (319,149)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Durham:

14.5% (15,616)
North Carolina:

10.8% (428,473)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
    Durham:

    14.0% (7,530)
    North Carolina:

    9.8% (202,491)
    8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
    Durham:

    14.9% (8,086)
    North Carolina:

    11.9% (225,982)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Durham:

9.3% (10,006)
North Carolina:

5.4% (213,634)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
    Durham:

    7.8% (4,209)
    North Carolina:

    4.4% (91,275)
    8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
    Durham:

    10.7% (5,797)
    North Carolina:

    6.5% (122,359)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Durham:

7.3% (7,867)
North Carolina:

5.6% (223,467)
    9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
    Durham:

    7.9% (4,220)
    North Carolina:

    4.9% (100,862)
    9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
    Durham:

    6.7% (3,647)
    North Carolina:

    6.5% (122,605)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Durham:

2.8% (2,967)
North Carolina:

2.6% (103,649)
    10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
    Durham:

    1.9% (1,003)
    North Carolina:

    2.1% (43,077)
    10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
    Durham:

    3.6% (1,964)
    North Carolina:

    3.2% (60,572)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Durham:

2.2% (2,390)
North Carolina:

1.1% (44,573)
    11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Males:
    Durham:

    2.8% (1,524)
    North Carolina:

    0.9% (19,615)
    11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
    Durham:

    1.6% (866)
    North Carolina:

    1.3% (24,958)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Durham:

6.9% (7,465)
North Carolina:

6.4% (253,809)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
    Durham:

    8.3% (4,466)
    North Carolina:

    5.8% (120,214)
    12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
    Durham:

    5.5% (2,999)
    North Carolina:

    7.0% (133,595)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Durham:

6.1% (6,539)
North Carolina:

7.0% (276,407)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
    Durham:

    6.1% (3,250)
    North Carolina:

    7.0% (144,683)
    4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
    Durham:

    6.1% (3,289)
    North Carolina:

    6.9% (131,724)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Durham:

1.8% (1,633)
North Carolina:

2.6% (100,622)
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Durham:

1.2% (1,101)
North Carolina:

2.4% (92,195)
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Durham:

2.3% (2,146)
North Carolina:

4.3% (165,079)
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Durham:

6.2% (5,816)
North Carolina:

9.2% (352,565)
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Durham:

9.3% (8,660)
North Carolina:

12.0% (460,363)
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Durham:

14.5% (13,524)
North Carolina:

15.8% (606,151)
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Durham:

17.8% (16,536)
North Carolina:

16.7% (642,254)
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Durham:

14.8% (13,806)
North Carolina:

10.0% (383,802)
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Durham:

7.8% (7,248)
North Carolina:

4.4% (169,515)
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Durham:

6.3% (5,905)
North Carolina:

4.4% (167,594)
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
Durham:

2.4% (2,232)
North Carolina:

1.8% (67,524)
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
Durham:

0.9% (849)
North Carolina:

0.8% (30,822)
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Durham:

5.8% (5,352)
North Carolina:

6.1% (234,783)
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
Durham:

6.2% (5,759)
North Carolina:

6.8% (261,553)

Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.0%
Number of people working at home: 2,490 (2.7% of all workers)

Daytime population change due to commuting: +27,102 (+14.5%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 59,296 (63.7%)

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%)

Working at home in 2008 - Durham

Working at home in 2008 - North Carolina

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%) - Males

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%) - Females

Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2000 (%)

Working at home in 2000 - Durham

Working at home in 2000 - North Carolina

Travel time to work in 2008:
Less than 5 minutes:
Durham:

1.6% (2,320)
North Carolina:

3.4% (133,521)
    Less than 5 minutes - Males:
    Durham:

    1.5% (1,054)
    North Carolina:

    3.8% (78,023)
    Less than 5 minutes - Females:
    Durham:

    1.7% (1,266)
    North Carolina:

    2.9% (55,498)
5 to 9 minutes:
Durham:

7.0% (10,044)
North Carolina:

10.4% (412,901)
    5 to 9 minutes - Males:
    Durham:

    6.8% (4,759)
    North Carolina:

    9.7% (201,142)
    5 to 9 minutes - Females:
    Durham:

    7.2% (5,285)
    North Carolina:

    11.1% (211,759)
10 to 14 minutes:
Durham:

15.4% (22,103)
North Carolina:

15.6% (620,240)
    10 to 14 minutes - Males:
    Durham:

    16.7% (11,653)
    North Carolina:

    14.6% (301,528)
    10 to 14 minutes - Females:
    Durham:

    14.2% (10,450)
    North Carolina:

    16.7% (318,712)
15 to 19 minutes:
Durham:

18.0% (25,825)
North Carolina:

17.6% (697,887)
    15 to 19 minutes - Males:
    Durham:

    18.1% (12,612)
    North Carolina:

    16.7% (346,064)
    15 to 19 minutes - Females:
    Durham:

    17.9% (13,213)
    North Carolina:

    18.4% (351,823)
20 to 24 minutes:
Durham:

17.7% (25,381)
North Carolina:

16.1% (638,027)
    20 to 24 minutes - Males:
    Durham:

    16.8% (11,710)
    North Carolina:

    15.7% (325,133)
    20 to 24 minutes - Females:
    Durham:

    18.6% (13,671)
    North Carolina:

    16.4% (312,894)
25 to 29 minutes:
Durham:

8.3% (11,962)
North Carolina:

6.8% (270,255)
    25 to 29 minutes - Males:
    Durham:

    8.5% (5,956)
    North Carolina:

    6.6% (135,639)
    25 to 29 minutes - Females:
    Durham:

    8.1% (6,006)
    North Carolina:

    7.1% (134,616)
30 to 34 minutes:
Durham:

12.4% (17,843)
North Carolina:

13.3% (527,770)
    30 to 34 minutes - Males:
    Durham:

    12.5% (8,713)
    North Carolina:

    13.8% (285,077)
    30 to 34 minutes - Females:
    Durham:

    12.4% (9,130)
    North Carolina:

    12.7% (242,693)
35 to 39 minutes:
Durham:

3.8% (5,428)
North Carolina:

2.8% (110,006)
    35 to 39 minutes - Males:
    Durham:

    3.2% (2,227)
    North Carolina:

    2.8% (58,158)
    35 to 39 minutes - Females:
    Durham:

    4.3% (3,201)
    North Carolina:

    2.7% (51,848)
40 to 44 minutes:
Durham:

4.5% (6,383)
North Carolina:

2.9% (115,316)
    40 to 44 minutes - Males:
    Durham:

    4.4% (3,099)
    North Carolina:

    2.9% (60,509)
    40 to 44 minutes - Females:
    Durham:

    4.5% (3,284)
    North Carolina:

    2.9% (54,807)
45 to 59 minutes:
Durham:

5.7% (8,151)
North Carolina:

6.3% (249,527)
    45 to 59 minutes - Males:
    Durham:

    6.4% (4,488)
    North Carolina:

    7.2% (149,857)
    45 to 59 minutes - Females:
    Durham:

    5.0% (3,663)
    North Carolina:

    5.2% (99,670)
60 to 89 minutes:
Durham:

4.4% (6,303)
North Carolina:

3.5% (138,182)
    60 to 89 minutes - Males:
    Durham:

    3.6% (2,538)
    North Carolina:

    4.0% (83,565)
    60 to 89 minutes - Females:
    Durham:

    5.1% (3,765)
    North Carolina:

    2.9% (54,617)
90 or more minutes:
Durham:

1.1% (1,635)
North Carolina:

1.5% (61,161)
    90 or more minutes - Males:
    Durham:

    1.3% (874)
    North Carolina:

    2.1% (42,521)
    90 or more minutes - Females:
    Durham:

    1.0% (761)
    North Carolina:

    1.0% (18,640)
Travel time to work in 2000:
Less than 5 minutes:
Durham:

2.2% (2,087)
North Carolina:

2.9% (112,337)
5 to 9 minutes:
Durham:

9.9% (9,196)
North Carolina:

10.2% (391,604)
10 to 14 minutes:
Durham:

17.9% (16,673)
North Carolina:

15.7% (604,412)
15 to 19 minutes:
Durham:

23.4% (21,811)
North Carolina:

17.5% (670,644)
20 to 24 minutes:
Durham:

16.4% (15,261)
North Carolina:

15.5% (592,941)
25 to 29 minutes:
Durham:

5.2% (4,878)
North Carolina:

5.9% (225,523)
30 to 34 minutes:
Durham:

11.9% (11,118)
North Carolina:

12.9% (496,268)
35 to 39 minutes:
Durham:

1.7% (1,550)
North Carolina:

2.4% (92,870)
40 to 44 minutes:
Durham:

1.7% (1,575)
North Carolina:

2.6% (100,049)
45 to 59 minutes:
Durham:

3.8% (3,515)
North Carolina:

6.1% (233,614)
60 to 89 minutes:
Durham:

2.0% (1,823)
North Carolina:

3.4% (129,556)
90 or more minutes:
Durham:

1.2% (1,080)
North Carolina:

2.2% (85,004)

Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation (%)

Travel time to work by means of transportation:
Less than 30 minutes - public transportation:
Durham:

41.4% (1,356)
North Carolina:

45.2% (15,722)
Less than 30 minutes - other means:
Durham:

78.5% (68,550)
North Carolina:

69.8% (2,581,739)
30 to 44 minutes - public transportation:
Durham:

26.8% (877)
North Carolina:

21.7% (7,536)
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
Durham:

15.3% (13,366)
North Carolina:

18.4% (681,651)
45 to 59 minutes - public transportation:
Durham:

13.5% (441)
North Carolina:

10.3% (3,581)
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
Durham:

3.5% (3,074)
North Carolina:

6.2% (230,033)
60 or more minutes - public transportation:
Durham:

18.4% (601)
North Carolina:

22.9% (7,964)
60 or more minutes - other means:
Durham:

2.6% (2,302)
North Carolina:

5.6% (206,596)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Durham

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Durham (Males)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Durham (Females)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - North Carolina

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - North Carolina (Males)

Means of transportation to work in 2008 - North Carolina (Females)

Means of transportation to work in 2000 - Durham

Means of transportation to work in 2000 - North Carolina

Means of transportation to work in 2008:
Drove car alone:
Durham:

77.5% (114,701)
North Carolina:

80.9% (3,363,254)
    Drove car alone - Males:
    Durham:

    76.4% (54,611)
    North Carolina:

    78.8% (1,706,062)
    Drove car alone - Females:
    Durham:

    78.6% (60,090)
    North Carolina:

    83.3% (1,657,192)
Carpooled:
Durham:

12.8% (19,011)
North Carolina:

10.7% (444,985)
    Carpooled - Males:
    Durham:

    13.7% (9,791)
    North Carolina:

    12.0% (258,974)
    Carpooled - Females:
    Durham:

    12.1% (9,220)
    North Carolina:

    9.3% (186,011)
Bus or trolley bus:
Durham:

2.5% (3,689)
North Carolina:

0.9% (38,952)
    Bus or trolley bus - Males:
    Durham:

    2.7% (1,954)
    North Carolina:

    0.9% (19,319)
    Bus or trolley bus - Females:
    Durham:

    2.3% (1,735)
    North Carolina:

    1.0% (19,633)
Bicycle:
Durham:

0.4% (656)
North Carolina:

0.3% (10,863)
    Bicycle - Males:
    Durham:

    0.7% (518)
    North Carolina:

    0.4% (8,743)
    Bicycle - Females:
    Durham:

    0.2% (138)
    North Carolina:

    0.1% (2,120)
Walked:
Durham:

2.7% (4,042)
North Carolina:

2.0% (81,552)
    Walked - Males:
    Durham:

    2.8% (1,990)
    North Carolina:

    2.3% (49,926)
    Walked - Females:
    Durham:

    2.7% (2,052)
    North Carolina:

    1.6% (31,626)
Other means:
Durham:

0.9% (1,279)
North Carolina:

0.8% (31,652)
    Other means - Males:
    Durham:

    1.1% (819)
    North Carolina:

    1.0% (21,581)
    Other means - Females:
    Durham:

    0.6% (460)
    North Carolina:

    0.5% (10,071)
Means of transportation to work in 2000:
Drove car alone:
Durham:

72.7% (67,661)
North Carolina:

79.4% (3,046,666)
Carpooled:
Durham:

17.0% (15,830)
North Carolina:

14.0% (538,264)
Bus or trolley bus:
Durham:

3.3% (3,056)
North Carolina:

0.7% (28,053)
Subway or elevated:
Durham:

0.0% (16)
North Carolina:

0.0% (526)
Railroad:
Durham:

0.0% (6)
North Carolina:

0.0% (481)
Taxicab:
Durham:

0.2% (197)
North Carolina:

0.1% (5,087)
Motorcycle:
Durham:

0.1% (81)
North Carolina:

0.1% (3,610)
Bicycle:
Durham:

0.4% (385)
North Carolina:

0.2% (6,840)
Walked:
Durham:

3.1% (2,881)
North Carolina:

1.9% (74,147)
Other means:
Durham:

0.5% (454)
North Carolina:

0.8% (30,492)

Private vehicle occupancy (%)

Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
Durham:

81.0% (67,661)
North Carolina:

85.0% (3,046,666)
In 2 person carpool:
Durham:

12.5% (10,396)
North Carolina:

11.2% (400,358)
In 3 person carpool:
Durham:

3.6% (3,003)
North Carolina:

2.3% (81,334)
In 4 person carpool:
Durham:

1.8% (1,479)
North Carolina:

0.8% (30,152)
In 5-6 person carpool:
Durham:

0.8% (662)
North Carolina:

0.5% (16,868)
In 7+ person carpool:
Durham:

0.3% (290)
North Carolina:

0.3% (9,552)

Class of Workers (%)

Class of Workers (%) - Males

Class of Workers (%) - Females

Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
Durham:

63.2% (59,884)
North Carolina:

70.1% (2,681,729)
    Employee of private company - Males:
    Durham:

    67.6% (32,529)
    North Carolina:

    72.8% (1,474,251)
    Employee of private company - Females:
    Durham:

    58.8% (27,355)
    North Carolina:

    67.1% (1,207,478)
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Durham:

2.0% (1,911)
North Carolina:

3.2% (122,691)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
    Durham:

    2.7% (1,310)
    North Carolina:

    4.4% (89,296)
    Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
    Durham:

    1.3% (601)
    North Carolina:

    1.9% (33,395)
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Durham:

13.2% (12,545)
North Carolina:

5.5% (208,520)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
    Durham:

    10.6% (5,089)
    North Carolina:

    3.4% (69,677)
    Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
    Durham:

    16.0% (7,456)
    North Carolina:

    7.7% (138,843)
Local government workers:
Durham:

4.9% (4,641)
North Carolina:

5.6% (213,936)
    Local government workers - Males:
    Durham:

    4.0% (1,920)
    North Carolina:

    4.2% (85,279)
    Local government workers - Females:
    Durham:

    5.8% (2,721)
    North Carolina:

    7.1% (128,657)
State government workers:
Durham:

8.6% (8,098)
North Carolina:

6.8% (261,070)
    State government workers - Males:
    Durham:

    6.4% (3,075)
    North Carolina:

    4.7% (95,509)
    State government workers - Females:
    Durham:

    10.8% (5,023)
    North Carolina:

    9.2% (165,561)
Federal government workers:
Durham:

3.2% (3,044)
North Carolina:

2.1% (81,224)
    Federal government workers - Males:
    Durham:

    3.2% (1,535)
    North Carolina:

    2.2% (44,612)
    Federal government workers - Females:
    Durham:

    3.2% (1,509)
    North Carolina:

    2.0% (36,612)
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Durham:

4.6% (4,320)
North Carolina:

6.4% (245,017)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
    Durham:

    5.2% (2,522)
    North Carolina:

    7.9% (160,482)
    Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
    Durham:

    3.9% (1,798)
    North Carolina:

    4.7% (84,535)
Unpaid family workers:
Durham:

0.3% (262)
North Carolina:

0.3% (10,554)
    Unpaid family workers - Males:
    Durham:

    0.3% (164)
    North Carolina:

    0.3% (5,072)
    Unpaid family workers - Females:
    Durham:

    0.2% (98)
    North Carolina:

    0.3% (5,482)

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