Work and Jobs in Laurel Park, North Carolina (NC) Detailed Stats
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The most common industries in Laurel Park are: Health care (16.2% of civilian employees), Educational services (9.2% of civilian employees), Professional, scientific, technical services (7.0% of civilian employees). 71.1% of workers work in Henderson County and 10.1% of all workers work at home. 65.9% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 4.3% less than the rate of 68.7% across the entire state of North Carolina.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Laurel Park, North Carolina was 1,835 / 2,652
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Laurel Park, North Carolina was 1,835 / 2,652
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Health care | 16.2% (118) | 10.1% (37) | 22.4% (81) |
| Educational services | 9.2% (67) | 4.6% (17) | 13.8% (50) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 7.0% (51) | 7.9% (29) | 6.1% (22) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 5.4% (39) | 5.5% (20) | 5.2% (19) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 4.7% (34) | 4.1% (15) | 5.2% (19) |
| Finance and insurance | 4.7% (34) | 4.1% (15) | 5.2% (19) |
| Accommodation and food services | 4.4% (32) | 3.3% (12) | 5.5% (20) |
| Construction | 4.3% (31) | 7.4% (27) | 1.1% (4) |
| Personal and laundry services | 4.3% (31) | 2.7% (10) | 5.8% (21) |
| Public administration | 2.7% (20) | 3.8% (14) | 1.7% (6) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 2.7% (20) | 3.3% (12) | 2.2% (8) |
| Transportation equipment | 2.2% (16) | 4.4% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
| Social assistance | 1.9% (14) | 0.5% (2) | 3.3% (12) |
| Food and beverage stores | 1.9% (14) | 2.7% (10) | 1.1% (4) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 1.8% (13) | 1.9% (7) | 1.7% (6) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.8% (13) | 1.6% (6) | 1.9% (7) |
| Chemicals | 1.5% (11) | 3.0% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.5% (11) | 2.5% (9) | 0.6% (2) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 1.4% (10) | 1.4% (5) | 1.4% (5) |
| Printing and related support activities | 1.2% (9) | 1.4% (5) | 1.1% (4) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.1% (8) | 1.1% (4) | 1.1% (4) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 1.0% (7) | 1.9% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 1.0% (7) | 1.4% (5) | 0.6% (2) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 1.0% (7) | 1.1% (4) | 0.8% (3) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 1.0% (7) | 1.1% (4) | 0.8% (3) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.0% (7) | 1.4% (5) | 0.6% (2) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.8% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (6) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.8% (6) | 1.6% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.8% (6) | 0.8% (3) | 0.8% (3) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 0.8% (6) | 0.8% (3) | 0.8% (3) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.7% (5) | 0.5% (2) | 0.8% (3) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.7% (5) | 1.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (4) |
| Utilities | 0.5% (4) | 0.5% (2) | 0.6% (2) |
| Machinery | 0.5% (4) | 0.5% (2) | 0.6% (2) |
| Metal and metal products | 0.5% (4) | 1.1% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (3) |
| Fuel dealers | 0.4% (3) | 0.8% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (3) | 0.8% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.4% (3) | 0.8% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Computer and electronic products | 0.4% (3) | 0.8% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.4% (3) | 0.8% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Apparel | 0.4% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 0.8% (3) |
| Paper | 0.4% (3) | 0.8% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Repair and maintenance | 0.4% (3) | 0.8% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (2) | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Food | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
| Air transportation | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
| Warehousing and storage | 0.3% (2) | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (2) | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
| Wood products | 0.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (2) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (2) | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Private households | 0.3% (2) | 0.5% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Laurel Park
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.4%Males
- 1.7%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.7%Males
- 4.0%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Laurel Park: | 1.7% (16) |
| North Carolina: | 4.4% (189,118) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Laurel Park: | 0.7% (6) |
| North Carolina: | 3.6% (155,036) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Laurel Park: | 1.5% (14) |
| North Carolina: | 4.9% (208,473) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Laurel Park: | 5.0% (45) |
| North Carolina: | 9.1% (388,428) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Laurel Park: | 9.8% (89) |
| North Carolina: | 10.2% (434,376) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Laurel Park: | 15.1% (136) |
| North Carolina: | 15.2% (646,838) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Laurel Park: | 9.2% (83) |
| North Carolina: | 12.3% (526,912) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Laurel Park: | 30.3% (274) |
| North Carolina: | 11.8% (501,854) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Laurel Park: | 7.5% (68) |
| North Carolina: | 5.3% (224,334) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| Laurel Park: | 16.6% (150) |
| North Carolina: | 6.4% (274,055) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Laurel Park: | 1.4% (13) |
| North Carolina: | 2.9% (122,523) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Laurel Park: | 2.7% (24) |
| North Carolina: | 1.2% (52,678) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Laurel Park: | 1.7% (15) |
| North Carolina: | 6.3% (269,639) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Laurel Park: | 2.7% (25) |
| North Carolina: | 6.4% (273,318) |
5:30am:
| Laurel Park: | 1.0% (7) |
| North Carolina: | 2.4% (92,195) |
6am:
| Laurel Park: | 1.1% (8) |
| North Carolina: | 4.3% (165,079) |
6:30am:
| Laurel Park: | 2.4% (17) |
| North Carolina: | 9.2% (352,565) |
7am:
| Laurel Park: | 7.8% (55) |
| North Carolina: | 12.0% (460,363) |
7:30am:
| Laurel Park: | 14.9% (105) |
| North Carolina: | 15.8% (606,151) |
8am:
| Laurel Park: | 24.3% (171) |
| North Carolina: | 16.7% (642,254) |
8:30am:
| Laurel Park: | 15.9% (112) |
| North Carolina: | 10.0% (383,802) |
9am:
| Laurel Park: | 8.1% (57) |
| North Carolina: | 4.4% (169,515) |
10am:
| Laurel Park: | 6.2% (44) |
| North Carolina: | 4.4% (167,594) |
11am:
| Laurel Park: | 1.3% (9) |
| North Carolina: | 1.8% (67,524) |
12pm:
| Laurel Park: | 1.1% (8) |
| North Carolina: | 0.8% (30,822) |
4pm:
| Laurel Park: | 3.4% (24) |
| North Carolina: | 6.1% (234,783) |
>4pm:
| Laurel Park: | 4.3% (30) |
| North Carolina: | 6.8% (261,553) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 2.6% (13) |
| North Carolina: | 5.3% (121,573) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 1.7% (8) |
| North Carolina: | 4.7% (108,205) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 3.5% (17) |
| North Carolina: | 6.0% (137,395) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 9.3% (45) |
| North Carolina: | 10.3% (235,709) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 12.6% (61) |
| North Carolina: | 10.6% (243,188) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 18.4% (90) |
| North Carolina: | 15.0% (341,869) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 3.1% (15) |
| North Carolina: | 11.0% (251,123) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 41.0% (200) |
| North Carolina: | 11.1% (254,788) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 3.9% (19) |
| North Carolina: | 4.4% (100,206) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 5.9% (29) |
| North Carolina: | 5.6% (128,082) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 2.4% (12) |
| North Carolina: | 2.2% (51,058) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 1.9% (9) |
| North Carolina: | 6.3% (144,489) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| Laurel Park: | 1.0% (4) |
| North Carolina: | 3.4% (67,545) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| Laurel Park: | 5.1% (21) |
| North Carolina: | 9.6% (191,188) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| Laurel Park: | 11.0% (46) |
| North Carolina: | 15.4% (304,969) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| Laurel Park: | 17.9% (75) |
| North Carolina: | 13.9% (275,789) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| Laurel Park: | 17.4% (73) |
| North Carolina: | 12.5% (247,066) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| Laurel Park: | 12.1% (51) |
| North Carolina: | 6.3% (124,128) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| Laurel Park: | 27.5% (115) |
| North Carolina: | 7.4% (145,973) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m. - Females:
| Laurel Park: | 4.7% (20) |
| North Carolina: | 1.1% (21,933) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| Laurel Park: | 3.1% (13) |
| North Carolina: | 6.7% (132,726) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| Laurel Park: | 3.7% (15) |
| North Carolina: | 6.5% (128,829) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 71.1%
Number of people working at home: 103 (10.1% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 103 (10.1% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| Laurel Park: | 1.8% (13) |
| North Carolina: | 2.9% (112,337) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Laurel Park: | 17.3% (122) |
| North Carolina: | 10.2% (391,604) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Laurel Park: | 23.7% (167) |
| North Carolina: | 15.7% (604,412) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Laurel Park: | 16.6% (117) |
| North Carolina: | 17.5% (670,644) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Laurel Park: | 13.2% (93) |
| North Carolina: | 15.5% (592,941) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Laurel Park: | 2.6% (18) |
| North Carolina: | 5.9% (225,523) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Laurel Park: | 5.8% (41) |
| North Carolina: | 12.9% (496,268) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Laurel Park: | 2.1% (15) |
| North Carolina: | 2.4% (92,870) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Laurel Park: | 2.1% (15) |
| North Carolina: | 2.6% (100,049) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Laurel Park: | 3.0% (21) |
| North Carolina: | 6.1% (233,614) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Laurel Park: | 0.9% (6) |
| North Carolina: | 3.4% (129,556) |
90 or more minutes:
| Laurel Park: | 2.7% (19) |
| North Carolina: | 2.2% (85,004) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Laurel Park: | 84.0% (648) |
| North Carolina: | 85.8% (1,703,704) |
Carpooled:
| Laurel Park: | 5.0% (39) |
| North Carolina: | 10.2% (206,652) |
Other means:
| Laurel Park: | 11.0% (85) |
| North Carolina: | 1.3% (26,476) |
Drove car alone:
| Laurel Park: | 83.2% (586) |
| North Carolina: | 79.4% (3,046,666) |
Carpooled:
| Laurel Park: | 7.8% (55) |
| North Carolina: | 14.0% (538,264) |
Walked:
| Laurel Park: | 0.6% (4) |
| North Carolina: | 1.9% (74,147) |
Other means:
| Laurel Park: | 0.3% (2) |
| North Carolina: | 0.8% (30,492) |
Drove car alone - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 71.1% (189) |
| North Carolina: | 85.8% (1,703,704) |
Carpooled - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 4.3% (11) |
| North Carolina: | 9.9% (206,652) |
Other means - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 24.6% (65) |
| North Carolina: | 1.3% (26,476) |
Drove car alone - Females:
| Laurel Park: | 90.9% (461) |
| North Carolina: | 85.7% (1,703,704) |
Carpooled - Females:
| Laurel Park: | 5.4% (27) |
| North Carolina: | 10.4% (206,652) |
Other means - Females:
| Laurel Park: | 3.7% (19) |
| North Carolina: | 1.3% (26,476) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Laurel Park: | 93.2% (845) |
| North Carolina: | 89.4% (3,653,753) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Laurel Park: | 6.6% (60) |
| North Carolina: | 7.9% (322,832) |
Drove alone:
| Laurel Park: | 91.4% (586) |
| North Carolina: | 85.0% (3,046,666) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Laurel Park: | 7.5% (48) |
| North Carolina: | 11.2% (400,358) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Laurel Park: | 1.1% (7) |
| North Carolina: | 2.3% (81,334) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Laurel Park: | 65.9% (692) |
| North Carolina: | 68.7% (3,529,512) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Laurel Park: | 6.1% (64) |
| North Carolina: | 4.3% (219,659) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Laurel Park: | 8.8% (92) |
| North Carolina: | 7.6% (387,891) |
Local government workers:
| Laurel Park: | 6.5% (68) |
| North Carolina: | 6.2% (319,736) |
State government workers:
| Laurel Park: | 2.8% (29) |
| North Carolina: | 5.1% (261,863) |
Federal government workers:
| Laurel Park: | 2.4% (25) |
| North Carolina: | 2.2% (110,569) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Laurel Park: | 7.6% (80) |
| North Carolina: | 5.8% (295,305) |
Employee of private company:
| Laurel Park: | 54.3% (395) |
| North Carolina: | 70.1% (2,681,729) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Laurel Park: | 8.2% (60) |
| North Carolina: | 3.2% (122,691) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Laurel Park: | 7.0% (51) |
| North Carolina: | 5.5% (208,520) |
Local government workers:
| Laurel Park: | 8.8% (64) |
| North Carolina: | 5.6% (213,936) |
State government workers:
| Laurel Park: | 5.2% (38) |
| North Carolina: | 6.8% (261,070) |
Federal government workers:
| Laurel Park: | 1.2% (9) |
| North Carolina: | 2.1% (81,224) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Laurel Park: | 14.7% (107) |
| North Carolina: | 6.4% (245,017) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Laurel Park: | 0.5% (4) |
| North Carolina: | 0.3% (10,554) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 69.1% (389) |
| North Carolina: | 71.9% (1,904,075) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 7.3% (41) |
| North Carolina: | 5.4% (142,074) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 5.7% (32) |
| North Carolina: | 5.0% (133,324) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 3.6% (20) |
| North Carolina: | 4.7% (125,235) |
State government workers - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 3.6% (20) |
| North Carolina: | 3.8% (101,113) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 4.1% (23) |
| North Carolina: | 2.2% (56,949) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Laurel Park: | 6.7% (38) |
| North Carolina: | 6.8% (179,491) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Laurel Park: | 62.2% (303) |
| North Carolina: | 65.3% (1,625,437) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Laurel Park: | 4.7% (23) |
| North Carolina: | 3.1% (77,585) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Laurel Park: | 12.3% (60) |
| North Carolina: | 10.2% (254,567) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Laurel Park: | 9.9% (48) |
| North Carolina: | 7.8% (194,501) |
State government workers - Females:
| Laurel Park: | 1.8% (9) |
| North Carolina: | 6.5% (160,750) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Laurel Park: | 0.4% (2) |
| North Carolina: | 2.2% (53,620) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Laurel Park: | 8.6% (42) |
| North Carolina: | 4.7% (115,814) |