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Data:
Based on the data from 2000 / 2009 when the population of Gastonia, North Carolina was 67,541 / 72,934
Most common industries (%)
Most common industries for males (%)
Most common industries for females (%)
Most Common Industries |
|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
|---|
| Health care | 8.3% (2,514) | 2.6% (415) | 14.5% (2,099) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 7.6% (2,294) | 8.0% (1,261) | 7.2% (1,033) |
| Educational services | 7.1% (2,154) | 2.5% (395) | 12.2% (1,759) |
| Construction | 5.8% (1,748) | 10.1% (1,589) | 1.1% (159) |
| Finance and insurance | 5.1% (1,542) | 3.2% (506) | 7.2% (1,036) |
| Accommodation and food services | 4.6% (1,374) | 3.5% (556) | 5.7% (818) |
| Transportation equipment | 4.1% (1,223) | 5.4% (854) | 2.6% (369) |
| Public administration | 3.4% (1,021) | 3.5% (550) | 3.3% (471) |
| Metal and metal products | 3.4% (1,015) | 5.1% (797) | 1.5% (218) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.2% (951) | 3.8% (592) | 2.5% (359) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 3.0% (910) | 1.7% (267) | 4.5% (643) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 2.8% (833) | 2.6% (408) | 2.9% (425) |
| Machinery | 2.0% (615) | 2.7% (426) | 1.3% (189) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.0% (603) | 2.8% (440) | 1.1% (163) |
| Social assistance | 1.8% (528) | 0.5% (73) | 3.2% (455) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.7% (504) | 2.8% (437) | 0.5% (67) |
| Chemicals | 1.6% (497) | 2.6% (402) | 0.7% (95) |
| Utilities | 1.6% (475) | 2.2% (348) | 0.9% (127) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.6% (474) | 1.3% (198) | 1.9% (276) |
| Food and beverage stores | 1.5% (461) | 1.4% (224) | 1.6% (237) |
| Apparel | 1.5% (438) | 1.0% (156) | 2.0% (282) |
| Truck transportation | 1.4% (421) | 2.4% (373) | 0.3% (48) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.4% (420) | 1.5% (228) | 1.3% (192) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.4% (417) | 1.5% (242) | 1.2% (175) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 1.4% (416) | 1.4% (222) | 1.3% (194) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.4% (416) | 1.8% (289) | 0.9% (127) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.3% (406) | 0.9% (149) | 1.8% (257) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.3% (386) | 0.8% (133) | 1.8% (253) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 1.2% (357) | 1.8% (289) | 0.5% (68) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.9% (273) | 1.3% (198) | 0.5% (75) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.9% (271) | 1.3% (203) | 0.5% (68) |
| Computer and electronic products | 0.7% (218) | 0.7% (117) | 0.7% (101) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.7% (205) | 0.9% (145) | 0.4% (60) |
| Food | 0.6% (182) | 0.8% (132) | 0.3% (50) |
| Air transportation | 0.6% (179) | 0.8% (133) | 0.3% (46) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.6% (177) | 0.3% (46) | 0.9% (131) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.6% (171) | 0.6% (93) | 0.5% (78) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.5% (145) | 0.6% (98) | 0.3% (47) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.5% (137) | 0.4% (69) | 0.5% (68) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.4% (135) | 0.7% (108) | 0.2% (27) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.4% (131) | 0.5% (72) | 0.4% (59) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.4% (129) | 0.4% (59) | 0.5% (70) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.4% (124) | 0.4% (56) | 0.5% (68) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (121) | 0.6% (89) | 0.2% (32) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (105) | 0.4% (66) | 0.3% (39) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.3% (103) | 0.6% (89) | 0.1% (14) |
| Beverage and tobacco products | 0.3% (101) | 0.5% (86) | 0.1% (15) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.3% (100) | 0.4% (68) | 0.2% (32) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.3% (99) | 0.3% (48) | 0.4% (51) |
| Private households | 0.3% (97) | 0.1% (9) | 0.6% (88) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (94) | 0.2% (36) | 0.4% (58) |
| Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (93) | 0.3% (48) | 0.3% (45) |
| Paper | 0.3% (90) | 0.4% (59) | 0.2% (31) |
| Warehousing and storage | 0.3% (89) | 0.3% (52) | 0.3% (37) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (84) | 0.4% (65) | 0.1% (19) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (74) | 0.4% (63) | 0.1% (11) |
| Wood products | 0.2% (73) | 0.4% (57) | 0.1% (16) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.2% (73) | 0.3% (47) | 0.2% (26) |
| Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (63) | 0.2% (31) | 0.2% (32) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.2% (60) | 0.1% (18) | 0.3% (42) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.2% (59) | 0.1% (17) | 0.3% (42) |
| Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (56) | 0.2% (32) | 0.2% (24) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.2% (47) | 0.2% (35) | 0.1% (12) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (46) | 0.2% (36) | 0.1% (10) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.1% (42) | 0.2% (36) | 0.0% (6) |
| Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (39) | 0.1% (20) | 0.1% (19) |
| Retail florists | 0.1% (38) | 0.0% (7) | 0.2% (31) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.1% (38) | 0.2% (27) | 0.1% (11) |
| Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (36) | 0.1% (21) | 0.1% (15) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.1% (34) | 0.1% (20) | 0.1% (14) |
| Rail transportation | 0.1% (31) | 0.2% (31) | 0.0% (0) |
| Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.1% (31) | 0.1% (16) | 0.1% (15) |
| Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (25) | 0.1% (18) | 0.0% (7) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (18) | 0.1% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.1% (17) | 0.1% (17) | 0.0% (0) |
| Vending machine operators | 0.1% (16) | 0.1% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
Most common occupations (%)
Most common occupations for males (%)
Most common occupations for females (%)
Most common occupations |
|---|
Occupation | All | Males | Females |
|---|
| Other production occupations including supervisors | 6.3% (1,886) | 7.3% (1,150) | 5.1% (736) |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers | 4.5% (1,360) | 3.1% (491) | 6.0% (869) |
| Other sales and related workers including supervisors | 4.1% (1,236) | 4.9% (764) | 3.3% (472) |
| Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers | 3.5% (1,062) | 0.6% (92) | 6.7% (970) |
| Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors | 3.5% (1,058) | 1.8% (289) | 5.3% (769) |
| Retail sales workers except cashiers | 3.5% (1,058) | 3.0% (465) | 4.1% (593) |
| Metal workers and plastic workers | 3.5% (1,053) | 5.8% (907) | 1.0% (146) |
| Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers | 3.3% (997) | 3.6% (563) | 3.0% (434) |
| Laborers and material movers, hand | 3.3% (984) | 4.6% (726) | 1.8% (258) |
| Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers | 3.1% (943) | 4.2% (663) | 1.9% (280) |
| Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors | 3.0% (896) | 5.3% (835) | 0.4% (61) |
| Secretaries and administrative assistants | 2.5% (747) | 0.2% (33) | 4.9% (714) |
| Business operations specialists | 2.5% (739) | 1.8% (279) | 3.2% (460) |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 2.4% (730) | 3.0% (465) | 1.8% (265) |
| Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing | 2.4% (729) | 3.3% (511) | 1.5% (218) |
| Driver/sales workers and truck drivers | 2.2% (666) | 3.7% (578) | 0.6% (88) |
| Customer service representatives | 2.1% (628) | 0.9% (141) | 3.4% (487) |
| Assemblers and fabricators | 2.0% (600) | 2.2% (343) | 1.8% (257) |
| Registered nurses | 1.8% (548) | 0.1% (19) | 3.7% (529) |
| Cashiers | 1.8% (534) | 0.7% (108) | 3.0% (426) |
| Cooks and food preparation workers | 1.7% (512) | 1.7% (269) | 1.7% (243) |
| Top executives | 1.6% (486) | 2.7% (429) | 0.4% (57) |
| Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides | 1.6% (474) | 0.2% (27) | 3.1% (447) |
| Information and record clerks except customer service representatives | 1.4% (414) | 0.5% (74) | 2.4% (340) |
| Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers | 1.3% (401) | 2.6% (401) | 0.0% (0) |
| Health technologists and technicians | 1.2% (369) | 0.3% (51) | 2.2% (318) |
| Engineers | 1.2% (366) | 2.1% (333) | 0.2% (33) |
| Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 1.2% (356) | 0.2% (35) | 2.2% (321) |
| Computer specialists | 1.1% (334) | 1.3% (207) | 0.9% (127) |
| Operations specialties managers except financial managers | 1.1% (324) | 1.7% (262) | 0.4% (62) |
| Accountants and auditors | 1.1% (318) | 1.0% (159) | 1.1% (159) |
| Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations | 1.0% (287) | 0.3% (46) | 1.7% (241) |
| Carpenters | 0.9% (273) | 1.7% (273) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other financial specialists | 0.9% (261) | 0.7% (106) | 1.1% (155) |
| Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers | 0.9% (260) | 1.6% (245) | 0.1% (15) |
| Law enforcement workers including supervisors | 0.8% (255) | 1.4% (217) | 0.3% (38) |
| Waiters and waitresses | 0.8% (254) | 0.3% (51) | 1.4% (203) |
| Other protective service workers including supervisors | 0.8% (250) | 1.3% (203) | 0.3% (47) |
| Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists | 0.8% (248) | 0.2% (34) | 1.5% (214) |
| Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand | 0.8% (245) | 1.5% (231) | 0.1% (14) |
| Child care workers | 0.8% (239) | 0.0% (6) | 1.6% (233) |
| Supervisors, construction and extraction workers | 0.8% (228) | 1.5% (228) | 0.0% (0) |
| Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses | 0.7% (217) | 0.5% (78) | 1.0% (139) |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 0.7% (210) | 0.1% (18) | 1.3% (192) |
| Financial managers | 0.7% (208) | 0.6% (91) | 0.8% (117) |
| Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors | 0.7% (203) | 0.4% (70) | 0.9% (133) |
| Religious workers | 0.6% (192) | 0.9% (147) | 0.3% (45) |
| Other health diagnosing and treating practitioners and technical occupations | 0.6% (187) | 0.7% (103) | 0.6% (84) |
| Construction laborers | 0.6% (184) | 1.2% (184) | 0.0% (0) |
| Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers | 0.6% (180) | 0.4% (61) | 0.8% (119) |
| Advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers | 0.6% (173) | 0.6% (102) | 0.5% (71) |
| Postsecondary teachers | 0.5% (158) | 0.5% (74) | 0.6% (84) |
| Other healthcare support occupations | 0.5% (157) | 0.1% (16) | 1.0% (141) |
| Secondary school teachers | 0.5% (147) | 0.2% (35) | 0.8% (112) |
| Drafters, engineering, and mapping technicians | 0.5% (147) | 0.6% (91) | 0.4% (56) |
| Personal appearance workers | 0.5% (144) | 0.3% (47) | 0.7% (97) |
| Electricians | 0.4% (132) | 0.8% (121) | 0.1% (11) |
| Woodworkers | 0.4% (127) | 0.8% (127) | 0.0% (0) |
| Painters and paperhangers | 0.4% (117) | 0.7% (110) | 0.0% (7) |
| Physicians and surgeons | 0.4% (115) | 0.6% (92) | 0.2% (23) |
| Entertainers and performers, sports, and related workers | 0.4% (115) | 0.3% (47) | 0.5% (68) |
| Media and communication equipment workers | 0.4% (113) | 0.3% (40) | 0.5% (73) |
| Social scientists and related workers | 0.3% (84) | 0.3% (46) | 0.3% (38) |
| Art and design workers | 0.3% (83) | 0.3% (51) | 0.2% (32) |
| Life, physical, and social science technicians | 0.3% (81) | 0.3% (45) | 0.2% (36) |
| Therapists | 0.3% (80) | 0.1% (19) | 0.4% (61) |
| Life and physical scientists | 0.3% (77) | 0.4% (57) | 0.1% (20) |
| Supervisors, transportation and material moving workers | 0.2% (73) | 0.3% (44) | 0.2% (29) |
| Pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters | 0.2% (73) | 0.5% (73) | 0.0% (0) |
| Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors | 0.2% (69) | 0.4% (64) | 0.0% (5) |
| Librarians, curators, and archivists | 0.2% (66) | 0.1% (15) | 0.4% (51) |
| Lawyers | 0.2% (66) | 0.2% (33) | 0.2% (33) |
| Legal support workers | 0.2% (55) | 0.0% (0) | 0.4% (55) |
| Transportation, tourism, and lodging attendants | 0.2% (52) | 0.2% (29) | 0.2% (23) |
| Other construction workers and helpers | 0.2% (52) | 0.3% (52) | 0.0% (0) |
| Bus drivers | 0.2% (50) | 0.3% (43) | 0.0% (7) |
| Food processing workers | 0.1% (43) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (43) |
| Special education teachers | 0.1% (42) | 0.0% (7) | 0.2% (35) |
| Printing workers | 0.1% (40) | 0.2% (31) | 0.1% (9) |
| Motor vehicle operators except bus and truck drivers | 0.1% (40) | 0.1% (16) | 0.2% (24) |
| Other transportation workers | 0.1% (31) | 0.2% (24) | 0.0% (7) |
| Plant and system operators | 0.1% (26) | 0.2% (26) | 0.0% (0) |
| Rail and water transportation workers | 0.1% (16) | 0.1% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in 2009:
| Gastonia: | 9.8% | | North Carolina: | 9.6% |
Unemployment in 2008:
| Gastonia: | 7.2% | | North Carolina: | 6.2% |
Unemployment in 2007:
| Gastonia: | 5.4% | | North Carolina: | 4.7% |
Unemployment in 2006:
| Gastonia: | 5.5% | | North Carolina: | 4.7% |
Unemployment in 2005:
| Gastonia: | 6.2% | | North Carolina: | 5.3% |
Unemployment in 2004:
| Gastonia: | 7.3% | | North Carolina: | 5.5% |
Unemployment in 2003:
| Gastonia: | 8.4% | | North Carolina: | 6.5% |
Unemployment in 2002:
| Gastonia: | 8.8% | | North Carolina: | 6.6% |
Unemployment in 2001:
| Gastonia: | 8.8% | | North Carolina: | 5.6% |
Unemployment in 2000:
| Gastonia: | 6.3% | | North Carolina: | 3.7% |
Unemployment by race in 2000:
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 4.5%
Unemployment rate for Black males: 13.1%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.2%
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 other race males: 7.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 5.2%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.1%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 10.8%
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.:
| Gastonia: | 4.2% (1,285) | | North Carolina: | 3.2% (127,408) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Gastonia: | 4.1% (642) | | North Carolina: | 4.0% (83,626) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Gastonia: | 4.4% (643) | | North Carolina: | 2.3% (43,782) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 2.6% (778) | | North Carolina: | 3.1% (124,326) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Gastonia: | 3.1% (485) | | North Carolina: | 4.2% (87,054) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
| Gastonia: | 2.0% (293) | | North Carolina: | 2.0% (37,272) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 5.0% (1,519) | | North Carolina: | 4.6% (184,216) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Gastonia: | 7.7% (1,195) | | North Carolina: | 6.0% (123,789) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
| Gastonia: | 2.2% (324) | | North Carolina: | 3.2% (60,427) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 9.8% (2,972) | | North Carolina: | 8.6% (341,638) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Gastonia: | 13.8% (2,142) | | North Carolina: | 10.5% (217,085) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| Gastonia: | 5.6% (830) | | North Carolina: | 6.6% (124,553) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 10.4% (3,152) | | North Carolina: | 10.9% (431,457) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Gastonia: | 9.7% (1,512) | | North Carolina: | 12.2% (253,270) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Gastonia: | 11.2% (1,640) | | North Carolina: | 9.4% (178,187) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 15.7% (4,748) | | North Carolina: | 15.9% (633,266) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Gastonia: | 14.9% (2,314) | | North Carolina: | 15.5% (321,965) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Gastonia: | 16.6% (2,434) | | North Carolina: | 16.4% (311,301) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 15.9% (4,812) | | North Carolina: | 14.7% (585,237) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Gastonia: | 11.5% (1,783) | | North Carolina: | 12.8% (266,088) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Gastonia: | 20.6% (3,029) | | North Carolina: | 16.8% (319,149) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 7.4% (2,251) | | North Carolina: | 10.8% (428,473) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Gastonia: | 7.3% (1,142) | | North Carolina: | 9.8% (202,491) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Gastonia: | 7.5% (1,109) | | North Carolina: | 11.9% (225,982) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 5.0% (1,503) | | North Carolina: | 5.4% (213,634) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Gastonia: | 6.5% (1,012) | | North Carolina: | 4.4% (91,275) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Gastonia: | 3.3% (491) | | North Carolina: | 6.5% (122,359) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 4.0% (1,198) | | North Carolina: | 5.6% (223,467) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Gastonia: | 3.0% (462) | | North Carolina: | 4.9% (100,862) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Gastonia: | 5.0% (736) | | North Carolina: | 6.5% (122,605) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 2.6% (773) | | North Carolina: | 2.6% (103,649) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| Gastonia: | 1.4% (215) | | North Carolina: | 2.1% (43,077) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| Gastonia: | 3.8% (558) | | North Carolina: | 3.2% (60,572) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 1.2% (354) | | North Carolina: | 1.1% (44,573) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
| Gastonia: | 2.4% (354) | | North Carolina: | 1.3% (24,958) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Gastonia: | 8.9% (2,681) | | North Carolina: | 6.4% (253,809) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| Gastonia: | 9.8% (1,524) | | North Carolina: | 5.8% (120,214) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Gastonia: | 7.9% (1,157) | | North Carolina: | 7.0% (133,595) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Gastonia: | 7.4% (2,235) | | North Carolina: | 7.0% (276,407) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Gastonia: | 7.3% (1,138) | | North Carolina: | 7.0% (144,683) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Gastonia: | 7.5% (1,097) | | North Carolina: | 6.9% (131,724) |
| Time Leaving Home To Go To Work in 2000:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 3.1% (904) | | North Carolina: | 2.6% (100,622) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 2.4% (713) | | North Carolina: | 2.4% (92,195) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 5.3% (1,568) | | North Carolina: | 4.3% (165,079) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 7.4% (2,189) | | North Carolina: | 9.2% (352,565) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 9.4% (2,784) | | North Carolina: | 12.0% (460,363) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 14.5% (4,291) | | North Carolina: | 15.8% (606,151) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 18.1% (5,342) | | North Carolina: | 16.7% (642,254) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 10.0% (2,964) | | North Carolina: | 10.0% (383,802) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 4.2% (1,226) | | North Carolina: | 4.4% (169,515) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 4.9% (1,455) | | North Carolina: | 4.4% (167,594) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 1.4% (424) | | North Carolina: | 1.8% (67,524) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Gastonia: | 0.5% (137) | | North Carolina: | 0.8% (30,822) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Gastonia: | 8.4% (2,491) | | North Carolina: | 6.1% (234,783) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Gastonia: | 8.6% (2,537) | | North Carolina: | 6.8% (261,553) |
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Percentage of workers working in this county: 68.2%
Number of people working at home: 516 (1.7% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +10,610 (+16.0%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 14,536 (49.2%)
Travel time (in minutes) to work in 2008 (%)
Working at home in 2008 - Gastonia
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 - Gastonia
Working at home in 2000 - North Carolina
Travel time to work in 2008:
Less than 5 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 1.4% (567) | | North Carolina: | 3.4% (133,521) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
| Gastonia: | 2.1% (397) | | North Carolina: | 3.8% (78,023) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
| Gastonia: | 0.7% (170) | | North Carolina: | 2.9% (55,498) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 8.1% (3,351) | | North Carolina: | 10.4% (412,901) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
| Gastonia: | 8.0% (1,492) | | North Carolina: | 9.7% (201,142) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
| Gastonia: | 8.1% (1,859) | | North Carolina: | 11.1% (211,759) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 12.0% (4,965) | | North Carolina: | 15.6% (620,240) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
| Gastonia: | 12.3% (2,289) | | North Carolina: | 14.6% (301,528) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
| Gastonia: | 11.7% (2,676) | | North Carolina: | 16.7% (318,712) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 23.1% (9,575) | | North Carolina: | 17.6% (697,887) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
| Gastonia: | 20.4% (3,805) | | North Carolina: | 16.7% (346,064) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
| Gastonia: | 25.3% (5,770) | | North Carolina: | 18.4% (351,823) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 21.9% (9,080) | | North Carolina: | 16.1% (638,027) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
| Gastonia: | 20.7% (3,865) | | North Carolina: | 15.7% (325,133) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
| Gastonia: | 22.8% (5,215) | | North Carolina: | 16.4% (312,894) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 7.2% (3,010) | | North Carolina: | 6.8% (270,255) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
| Gastonia: | 4.5% (832) | | North Carolina: | 6.6% (135,639) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
| Gastonia: | 9.5% (2,178) | | North Carolina: | 7.1% (134,616) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 13.9% (5,763) | | North Carolina: | 13.3% (527,770) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
| Gastonia: | 15.5% (2,892) | | North Carolina: | 13.8% (285,077) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
| Gastonia: | 12.6% (2,871) | | North Carolina: | 12.7% (242,693) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 2.6% (1,065) | | North Carolina: | 2.8% (110,006) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
| Gastonia: | 3.0% (551) | | North Carolina: | 2.8% (58,158) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
| Gastonia: | 2.2% (514) | | North Carolina: | 2.7% (51,848) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 2.3% (953) | | North Carolina: | 2.9% (115,316) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
| Gastonia: | 1.4% (257) | | North Carolina: | 2.9% (60,509) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
| Gastonia: | 3.0% (696) | | North Carolina: | 2.9% (54,807) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 4.2% (1,742) | | North Carolina: | 6.3% (249,527) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
| Gastonia: | 6.7% (1,249) | | North Carolina: | 7.2% (149,857) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
| Gastonia: | 2.2% (493) | | North Carolina: | 5.2% (99,670) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 2.7% (1,127) | | North Carolina: | 3.5% (138,182) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
| Gastonia: | 5.0% (937) | | North Carolina: | 4.0% (83,565) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
| Gastonia: | 0.8% (190) | | North Carolina: | 2.9% (54,617) |
90 or more minutes:
| Gastonia: | 0.8% (322) | | North Carolina: | 1.5% (61,161) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
| Gastonia: | 0.6% (109) | | North Carolina: | 2.1% (42,521) |
90 or more minutes - Females:
| Gastonia: | 0.9% (213) | | North Carolina: | 1.0% (18,640) |
| Travel time to work in 2000:
Less than 5 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 1.9% (575) | | North Carolina: | 2.9% (112,337) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 9.9% (2,913) | | North Carolina: | 10.2% (391,604) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 20.1% (5,929) | | North Carolina: | 15.7% (604,412) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 18.8% (5,544) | | North Carolina: | 17.5% (670,644) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 12.9% (3,806) | | North Carolina: | 15.5% (592,941) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 5.2% (1,539) | | North Carolina: | 5.9% (225,523) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 12.4% (3,661) | | North Carolina: | 12.9% (496,268) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 3.7% (1,103) | | North Carolina: | 2.4% (92,870) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 2.9% (850) | | North Carolina: | 2.6% (100,049) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 6.8% (2,007) | | North Carolina: | 6.1% (233,614) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Gastonia: | 2.2% (659) | | North Carolina: | 3.4% (129,556) |
90 or more minutes:
| Gastonia: | 1.5% (439) | | North Carolina: | 2.2% (85,004) |
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Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation (%)
Travel time to work by means of transportation:
Less than 30 minutes - public transportation:
| Gastonia: | 58.7% (108) | | North Carolina: | 45.2% (15,722) |
Less than 30 minutes - other means:
| Gastonia: | 70.0% (20,198) | | North Carolina: | 69.8% (2,581,739) |
30 to 44 minutes - public transportation:
| Gastonia: | 10.9% (20) | | North Carolina: | 21.7% (7,536) |
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
| Gastonia: | 19.4% (5,594) | | North Carolina: | 18.4% (681,651) |
45 to 59 minutes - public transportation:
| Gastonia: | 6.0% (11) | | North Carolina: | 10.3% (3,581) |
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
| Gastonia: | 6.9% (1,996) | | North Carolina: | 6.2% (230,033) |
60 or more minutes - public transportation:
| Gastonia: | 24.5% (45) | | North Carolina: | 22.9% (7,964) |
60 or more minutes - other means:
| Gastonia: | 3.7% (1,053) | | North Carolina: | 5.6% (206,596) |
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Gastonia
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Gastonia (Males)
Means of transportation to work in 2008 - Gastonia (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 - Gastonia
Means of transportation to work in 2000 - North Carolina
Means of transportation to work in 2008:
Drove car alone:
| Gastonia: | 85.9% (35,599) | | North Carolina: | 80.9% (3,363,254) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Gastonia: | 85.5% (16,388) | | North Carolina: | 78.8% (1,706,062) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Gastonia: | 86.2% (19,288) | | North Carolina: | 83.3% (1,657,192) |
Carpooled:
| Gastonia: | 8.7% (3,601) | | North Carolina: | 10.7% (444,985) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Gastonia: | 8.6% (1,656) | | North Carolina: | 12.0% (258,974) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Gastonia: | 8.8% (1,970) | | North Carolina: | 9.3% (186,011) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Gastonia: | 0.6% (235) | | North Carolina: | 0.9% (38,952) |
Bus or trolley bus - Males:
| Gastonia: | 0.7% (141) | | North Carolina: | 0.9% (19,319) |
Bus or trolley bus - Females:
| Gastonia: | 0.4% (93) | | North Carolina: | 1.0% (19,633) |
Bicycle:
| Gastonia: | 0.0% (16) | | North Carolina: | 0.3% (10,863) |
Bicycle - Females:
| Gastonia: | 0.1% (14) | | North Carolina: | 0.1% (2,120) |
Walked:
| Gastonia: | 0.8% (344) | | North Carolina: | 2.0% (81,552) |
Walked - Males:
| Gastonia: | 1.0% (186) | | North Carolina: | 2.3% (49,926) |
Walked - Females:
| Gastonia: | 0.7% (158) | | North Carolina: | 1.6% (31,626) |
Other means:
| Gastonia: | 1.6% (684) | | North Carolina: | 0.8% (31,652) |
Other means - Males:
| Gastonia: | 1.9% (360) | | North Carolina: | 1.0% (21,581) |
Other means - Females:
| Gastonia: | 1.4% (315) | | North Carolina: | 0.5% (10,071) |
| Means of transportation to work in 2000:
Drove car alone:
| Gastonia: | 82.0% (24,231) | | North Carolina: | 79.4% (3,046,666) |
Carpooled:
| Gastonia: | 13.8% (4,068) | | North Carolina: | 14.0% (538,264) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Gastonia: | 0.6% (174) | | North Carolina: | 0.7% (28,053) |
Streetcar or trolley car:
| Gastonia: | 0.0% (6) | | North Carolina: | 0.0% (383) |
Ferryboat:
| Gastonia: | 0.0% (4) | | North Carolina: | 0.0% (273) |
Bicycle:
| Gastonia: | 0.1% (32) | | North Carolina: | 0.2% (6,840) |
Walked:
| Gastonia: | 1.2% (350) | | North Carolina: | 1.9% (74,147) |
Other means:
| Gastonia: | 0.5% (160) | | North Carolina: | 0.8% (30,492) |
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Private vehicle occupancy (%)
Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
| Gastonia: | 85.6% (24,231) | | North Carolina: | 85.0% (3,046,666) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Gastonia: | 10.0% (2,842) | | North Carolina: | 11.2% (400,358) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Gastonia: | 2.9% (815) | | North Carolina: | 2.3% (81,334) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Gastonia: | 0.9% (241) | | North Carolina: | 0.8% (30,152) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Gastonia: | 0.6% (167) | | North Carolina: | 0.5% (16,868) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Gastonia: | 0.0% (3) | | North Carolina: | 0.3% (9,552) |
Class of Workers (%) - Males
Class of Workers (%) - Females
Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
| Gastonia: | 75.4% (22,732) | | North Carolina: | 70.1% (2,681,729) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Gastonia: | 78.7% (12,361) | | North Carolina: | 72.8% (1,474,251) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Gastonia: | 71.8% (10,371) | | North Carolina: | 67.1% (1,207,478) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Gastonia: | 3.1% (933) | | North Carolina: | 3.2% (122,691) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Gastonia: | 4.7% (734) | | North Carolina: | 4.4% (89,296) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Gastonia: | 1.4% (199) | | North Carolina: | 1.9% (33,395) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Gastonia: | 4.8% (1,455) | | North Carolina: | 5.5% (208,520) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Gastonia: | 2.5% (395) | | North Carolina: | 3.4% (69,677) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Gastonia: | 7.3% (1,060) | | North Carolina: | 7.7% (138,843) |
Local government workers:
| Gastonia: | 6.4% (1,927) | | North Carolina: | 5.6% (213,936) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Gastonia: | 4.8% (747) | | North Carolina: | 4.2% (85,279) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Gastonia: | 8.2% (1,180) | | North Carolina: | 7.1% (128,657) |
State government workers:
| Gastonia: | 4.6% (1,387) | | North Carolina: | 6.8% (261,070) |
State government workers - Males:
| Gastonia: | 2.4% (377) | | North Carolina: | 4.7% (95,509) |
State government workers - Females:
| Gastonia: | 7.0% (1,010) | | North Carolina: | 9.2% (165,561) |
Federal government workers:
| Gastonia: | 1.1% (339) | | North Carolina: | 2.1% (81,224) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Gastonia: | 1.4% (227) | | North Carolina: | 2.2% (44,612) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Gastonia: | 0.8% (112) | | North Carolina: | 2.0% (36,612) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Gastonia: | 4.5% (1,349) | | North Carolina: | 6.4% (245,017) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Gastonia: | 5.5% (861) | | North Carolina: | 7.9% (160,482) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Gastonia: | 3.4% (488) | | North Carolina: | 4.7% (84,535) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Gastonia: | 0.1% (32) | | North Carolina: | 0.3% (10,554) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
| Gastonia: | 0.1% (13) | | North Carolina: | 0.3% (5,072) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
| Gastonia: | 0.1% (19) | | North Carolina: | 0.3% (5,482) |
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