Transportation in Carolina Beach, NC

Commute patterns, travel times, and transportation modes — 2023 ACS Data

Commute Overview

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS (2023)

Mean Commute

20 min

-15% vs national

Drive Alone

73.6%

-6% vs national

Work From Home

17.5%

+88% vs national

Carpool

5.2%

Walk / Bike

3.7%

combined

How Carolina Beach's Commute Compares

Source: Census ACS (2023)

How People Get to Work

Source: Census ACS (2023)

Commute Mode Breakdown

Source: Census ACS (2023)

Traffic Fatalities

Source: NHTSA FARS (2019)

Fatalities

1

2019

1-Year Avg

1

fatalities/yr

Pedestrian

1

Data from NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS). Includes only crashes involving at least one fatality.

The average commute in Carolina Beach, NC is 20 minutes, which is 15.4% below the national average of 23 minutes. 73.6% of workers drive alone, compared to the national average of 78.7%. 17.5% work from home, which is above the NC state average of 9.4%. 5.2% of workers carpool. 1.1% walk to work. 2.6% commute by bicycle. In 2019, there were 1 traffic fatality from 1 fatal crash. 1 was a pedestrian.