About Laurel Springs

Laurel Springs is a very small town located in the state of North Carolina. With a population of 1,625 people and just one neighborhood, Laurel Springs is the 331st largest community in North Carolina.

When you are in Laurel Springs, you'll notice that it is more blue-collar than most other communities in America. 43.8% of Laurel Springs's employed work in blue-collar jobs, while America averages only 24.7% that do. Overall, Laurel Springs is a town of sales and office workers, construction workers and builders, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Laurel Springs who work in office and administrative support jobs (10.18%), sales jobs (6.83%), and farm management (4.64%).

You will also find that a lot of people in Laurel Springs work in agricultural jobs - much more than in the average community in America. This will be quite apparent if you drive around town, as much of the landscape is dedicated to farms.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.29% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Laurel Springs, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 31.86 minutes every day commuting to work.

Laurel Springs is very much a car-oriented town. This is because the population of Laurel Springs isn't large enough or dense enough to support an extensive public transit system. It has a lot of rural roads, and the distance between houses can be quite large, which together tends to discourage walking and bicycling to work. 98.38% of residents commute to work in their own car (and the drive is typically to a job out of town). People also tend to drive out of town for other services as well, such as shopping, doctors appointments, and more.

As is often the case in a small town, Laurel Springs doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Laurel Springs Information and Demographics

The percentage of adults in Laurel Springs with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 14.96% for all communities. 12.31% of adults in Laurel Springs have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Laurel Springs in 2000 was $17,219, which is middle income relative to North Carolina and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $68,876 for a family of four.

The people who call Laurel Springs home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Laurel Springs is White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Laurel Springs include English, Irish, German, and Norwegian.

The most common language spoken in Laurel Springs is English.