Work and Jobs in High Shoals, North Carolina (NC) Detailed Stats
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The most common industries in High Shoals are: Construction (8.5% of civilian employees), Textile mills & textile products (8.5% of civilian employees), Furniture & related product manufacturing (6.7% of civilian employees). 47.2% of workers work in Gaston County. 61.1% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 12.5% 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 High Shoals, North Carolina was 729 / 690
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of High Shoals, North Carolina was 729 / 690
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Construction | 8.5% (28) | 14.0% (25) | 2.0% (3) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 8.5% (28) | 5.1% (9) | 12.6% (19) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 6.7% (22) | 9.6% (17) | 3.3% (5) |
| Public administration | 6.4% (21) | 2.8% (5) | 10.6% (16) |
| Health care | 5.8% (19) | 2.8% (5) | 9.3% (14) |
| Accommodation and food services | 4.9% (16) | 2.8% (5) | 7.3% (11) |
| Metal and metal products | 4.6% (15) | 5.6% (10) | 3.3% (5) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 4.3% (14) | 1.7% (3) | 7.3% (11) |
| Transportation equipment | 4.0% (13) | 6.2% (11) | 1.3% (2) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 3.6% (12) | 5.6% (10) | 1.3% (2) |
| Repair and maintenance | 3.0% (10) | 5.6% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Educational services | 2.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 4.6% (7) |
| Truck transportation | 2.1% (7) | 3.9% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 2.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 4.6% (7) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 4.6% (7) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 1.8% (6) | 3.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Finance and insurance | 1.8% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 4.0% (6) |
| Food and beverage stores | 1.8% (6) | 1.7% (3) | 2.0% (3) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.8% (6) | 1.7% (3) | 2.0% (3) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.8% (6) | 3.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Apparel | 1.5% (5) | 1.7% (3) | 1.3% (2) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 1.5% (5) | 1.7% (3) | 1.3% (2) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 1.5% (5) | 2.8% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.2% (4) | 2.2% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
| U. S. Postal service | 1.2% (4) | 1.1% (2) | 1.3% (2) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.2% (4) | 1.1% (2) | 1.3% (2) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.9% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (3) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.9% (3) | 1.7% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.9% (3) | 1.7% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery | 0.9% (3) | 1.7% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Computer and electronic products | 0.9% (3) | 1.7% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
| Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.9% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (3) |
| Private households | 0.9% (3) | 0.0% (0) | 2.0% (3) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (2) |
| Food | 0.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (2) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (2) | 1.1% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (2) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.6% (2) | 1.1% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Chemicals | 0.6% (2) | 1.1% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.6% (2) | 1.1% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (2) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (2) |
| Social assistance | 0.6% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.3% (2) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.6% (2) | 1.1% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (2) | 1.1% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 0.3% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (1) |
Unemployment in High Shoals
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 1.3%Males
- 3.5%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 4.3%Males
- 6.8%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 15.4%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| High Shoals: | 1.2% (3) |
| North Carolina: | 4.4% (189,118) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| High Shoals: | 17.3% (44) |
| North Carolina: | 3.6% (155,036) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| High Shoals: | 11.1% (29) |
| North Carolina: | 9.1% (388,428) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| High Shoals: | 7.1% (18) |
| North Carolina: | 10.2% (434,376) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| High Shoals: | 5.3% (14) |
| North Carolina: | 15.2% (646,838) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| High Shoals: | 16.7% (43) |
| North Carolina: | 12.3% (526,912) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| High Shoals: | 2.2% (6) |
| North Carolina: | 11.8% (501,854) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| High Shoals: | 2.8% (7) |
| North Carolina: | 6.4% (274,055) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| High Shoals: | 9.4% (24) |
| North Carolina: | 2.9% (122,523) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| High Shoals: | 10.4% (27) |
| North Carolina: | 6.3% (269,639) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| High Shoals: | 8.7% (22) |
| North Carolina: | 6.4% (273,318) |
<5am:
| High Shoals: | 5.1% (16) |
| North Carolina: | 2.6% (100,622) |
6am:
| High Shoals: | 8.9% (28) |
| North Carolina: | 4.3% (165,079) |
6:30am:
| High Shoals: | 8.6% (27) |
| North Carolina: | 9.2% (352,565) |
7am:
| High Shoals: | 14.6% (46) |
| North Carolina: | 12.0% (460,363) |
7:30am:
| High Shoals: | 10.5% (33) |
| North Carolina: | 15.8% (606,151) |
8am:
| High Shoals: | 20.7% (65) |
| North Carolina: | 16.7% (642,254) |
8:30am:
| High Shoals: | 10.5% (33) |
| North Carolina: | 10.0% (383,802) |
9am:
| High Shoals: | 2.2% (7) |
| North Carolina: | 4.4% (169,515) |
10am:
| High Shoals: | 2.5% (8) |
| North Carolina: | 4.4% (167,594) |
11am:
| High Shoals: | 1.3% (4) |
| North Carolina: | 1.8% (67,524) |
12pm:
| High Shoals: | 0.3% (1) |
| North Carolina: | 0.8% (30,822) |
4pm:
| High Shoals: | 5.1% (16) |
| North Carolina: | 6.1% (234,783) |
>4pm:
| High Shoals: | 9.6% (30) |
| North Carolina: | 6.8% (261,553) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| High Shoals: | 2.1% (3) |
| North Carolina: | 5.3% (121,573) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
| High Shoals: | 32.6% (42) |
| North Carolina: | 4.7% (108,205) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| High Shoals: | 16.4% (21) |
| North Carolina: | 10.3% (235,709) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| High Shoals: | 1.9% (2) |
| North Carolina: | 10.6% (243,188) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| High Shoals: | 3.9% (5) |
| North Carolina: | 15.0% (341,869) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| High Shoals: | 14.9% (19) |
| North Carolina: | 11.0% (251,123) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| High Shoals: | 1.9% (2) |
| North Carolina: | 11.1% (254,788) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| High Shoals: | 1.9% (2) |
| North Carolina: | 5.6% (128,082) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
| High Shoals: | 8.4% (11) |
| North Carolina: | 6.0% (136,913) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| High Shoals: | 8.7% (11) |
| North Carolina: | 6.3% (144,489) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
| High Shoals: | 6.0% (8) |
| North Carolina: | 7.7% (152,719) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| High Shoals: | 13.0% (16) |
| North Carolina: | 9.6% (191,188) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| High Shoals: | 6.1% (8) |
| North Carolina: | 15.4% (304,969) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| High Shoals: | 18.5% (24) |
| North Carolina: | 13.9% (275,789) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
| High Shoals: | 2.5% (3) |
| North Carolina: | 12.5% (247,066) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| High Shoals: | 2.9% (4) |
| North Carolina: | 7.4% (145,973) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
| High Shoals: | 14.6% (19) |
| North Carolina: | 3.6% (71,465) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
| High Shoals: | 12.1% (15) |
| North Carolina: | 6.7% (132,726) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| High Shoals: | 8.7% (11) |
| North Carolina: | 6.5% (128,829) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 47.2%
Less than 5 minutes:
| High Shoals: | 1.9% (6) |
| North Carolina: | 2.9% (112,337) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| High Shoals: | 4.1% (13) |
| North Carolina: | 10.2% (391,604) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| High Shoals: | 7.3% (23) |
| North Carolina: | 15.7% (604,412) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| High Shoals: | 19.1% (60) |
| North Carolina: | 17.5% (670,644) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| High Shoals: | 24.5% (77) |
| North Carolina: | 15.5% (592,941) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| High Shoals: | 10.8% (34) |
| North Carolina: | 5.9% (225,523) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| High Shoals: | 5.7% (18) |
| North Carolina: | 12.9% (496,268) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| High Shoals: | 2.2% (7) |
| North Carolina: | 2.4% (92,870) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| High Shoals: | 5.7% (18) |
| North Carolina: | 2.6% (100,049) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| High Shoals: | 12.7% (40) |
| North Carolina: | 6.1% (233,614) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| High Shoals: | 1.3% (4) |
| North Carolina: | 3.4% (129,556) |
90 or more minutes:
| High Shoals: | 4.5% (14) |
| North Carolina: | 2.2% (85,004) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| High Shoals: | 86.9% (273) |
| North Carolina: | 79.4% (3,046,666) |
Carpooled:
| High Shoals: | 12.1% (38) |
| North Carolina: | 14.0% (538,264) |
Other means:
| High Shoals: | 1.0% (3) |
| North Carolina: | 0.8% (30,492) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| High Shoals: | 85.3% (210) |
| North Carolina: | 89.4% (3,653,753) |
In 2 person carpool:
| High Shoals: | 5.7% (14) |
| North Carolina: | 7.9% (322,832) |
In 3 person carpool:
| High Shoals: | 2.9% (7) |
| North Carolina: | 1.7% (71,192) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| High Shoals: | 5.9% (14) |
| North Carolina: | 0.3% (12,230) |
Drove alone:
| High Shoals: | 87.8% (273) |
| North Carolina: | 85.0% (3,046,666) |
In 2 person carpool:
| High Shoals: | 12.2% (38) |
| North Carolina: | 11.2% (400,358) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| High Shoals: | 61.1% (166) |
| North Carolina: | 68.7% (3,529,512) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| High Shoals: | 6.7% (18) |
| North Carolina: | 4.3% (219,659) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| High Shoals: | 11.9% (32) |
| North Carolina: | 7.6% (387,891) |
Local government workers:
| High Shoals: | 14.7% (40) |
| North Carolina: | 6.2% (319,736) |
Federal government workers:
| High Shoals: | 1.2% (3) |
| North Carolina: | 2.2% (110,569) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| High Shoals: | 4.4% (12) |
| North Carolina: | 5.8% (295,305) |
Employee of private company:
| High Shoals: | 78.4% (258) |
| North Carolina: | 70.1% (2,681,729) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| High Shoals: | 2.4% (8) |
| North Carolina: | 3.2% (122,691) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| High Shoals: | 5.8% (19) |
| North Carolina: | 5.5% (208,520) |
Local government workers:
| High Shoals: | 4.3% (14) |
| North Carolina: | 5.6% (213,936) |
State government workers:
| High Shoals: | 4.0% (13) |
| North Carolina: | 6.8% (261,070) |
Federal government workers:
| High Shoals: | 2.1% (7) |
| North Carolina: | 2.1% (81,224) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| High Shoals: | 3.0% (10) |
| North Carolina: | 6.4% (245,017) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| High Shoals: | 57.6% (78) |
| North Carolina: | 71.9% (1,904,075) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| High Shoals: | 12.0% (16) |
| North Carolina: | 5.4% (142,074) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| High Shoals: | 10.4% (14) |
| North Carolina: | 5.0% (133,324) |
Local government workers - Males:
| High Shoals: | 12.0% (16) |
| North Carolina: | 4.7% (125,235) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| High Shoals: | 2.4% (3) |
| North Carolina: | 2.2% (56,949) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| High Shoals: | 5.6% (8) |
| North Carolina: | 6.8% (179,491) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| High Shoals: | 64.6% (88) |
| North Carolina: | 65.3% (1,625,437) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| High Shoals: | 1.6% (2) |
| North Carolina: | 3.1% (77,585) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| High Shoals: | 13.4% (18) |
| North Carolina: | 10.2% (254,567) |
Local government workers - Females:
| High Shoals: | 17.3% (24) |
| North Carolina: | 7.8% (194,501) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| High Shoals: | 3.1% (4) |
| North Carolina: | 4.7% (115,814) |