Self-employed workers: zip codes ranked in North Carolina
Share of employed residents who work for themselves, in their own incorporated or unincorporated business. These lists rank zip codes in North Carolina with at least 1,000 residents, using the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
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Zip codes with the most self-employed workers
| # | Zip | City | Self-employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27957 | Merry Hill | 46.3% |
| 2 | 28167 | Union Mills | 30.9% |
| 3 | 27876 | Seaboard | 30.6% |
| 4 | 28644 | Laurel Springs | 30.4% |
| 5 | 27024 | Lowgap | 29.5% |
| 6 | 27252 | Goldston | 29.3% |
| 7 | 27949 | Kitty Hawk | 28.9% |
| 8 | 27212 | Blanch | 28.1% |
| 9 | 28480 | Wrightsville Beach | 27.7% |
| 10 | 27979 | Sunbury | 26.8% |
| 11 | 28436 | Delco | 26.2% |
| 12 | 28091 | Lilesville | 25.4% |
| 13 | 28736 | Glenville | 25.3% |
| 14 | 28747 | Lake Toxaway | 25.2% |
| 15 | 28782 | Tryon | 24.5% |
| 16 | 28909 | Warne | 24.1% |
| 17 | 28622 | Elk Park | 23% |
| 18 | 28741 | Highlands | 22.7% |
| 19 | 28783 | Tuckasegee | 22.5% |
| 20 | 27947 | Jarvisburg | 22.5% |
| 21 | 27824 | Engelhard | 22.4% |
| 22 | 28605 | Blowing Rock | 22.2% |
| 23 | 27865 | Pinetown | 21.4% |
| 24 | 28743 | Hot Springs | 21.4% |
| 25 | 28357 | Lumber Bridge | 21.3% |
| 26 | 28428 | Carolina Beach | 21.2% |
| 27 | 27053 | Westfield | 21.2% |
| 28 | 27885 | Swanquarter | 21.1% |
| 29 | 27242 | Eagle Springs | 21% |
| 30 | 28582 | Stella | 20.9% |
| 31 | 28731 | Flat Rock | 20.7% |
| 32 | 27810 | Belhaven | 20.7% |
| 33 | 28773 | Saluda | 20.5% |
| 34 | 27966 | Powells Point | 20.5% |
| 35 | 27959 | Nags Head | 20.2% |
| 36 | 27924 | Colerain | 20% |
| 37 | 28771 | Robbinsville | 19.4% |
| 38 | 28692 | Vilas | 19.3% |
| 39 | 28675 | Sparta | 18.8% |
| 40 | 28512 | Atlantic Beach | 18.8% |
| 41 | 28774 | Sapphire | 18.7% |
| 42 | 28734 | Franklin | 18.4% |
| 43 | 27326 | Ruffin | 18.3% |
| 44 | 28449 | Kure Beach | 18.3% |
| 45 | 28373 | Pinebluff | 18.1% |
| 46 | 28904 | Hayesville | 17.9% |
| 47 | 28374 | Pinehurst | 17.8% |
| 48 | 28711 | Black Mountain | 17.8% |
| 49 | 28465 | Oak Island | 17.8% |
| 50 | 28020 | Casar | 17.8% |
| 51 | 28508 | Albertson | 17.8% |
| 52 | 27258 | Haw River | 17.7% |
| 53 | 27281 | Jackson Springs | 17.7% |
| 54 | 28119 | Morven | 17.7% |
| 55 | 28420 | Ash | 17.6% |
| 56 | 28801 | Asheville | 17.5% |
| 57 | 27948 | Kill Devil Hills | 17.5% |
| 58 | 28461 | Southport | 17.4% |
| 59 | 27544 | Kittrell | 17.4% |
| 60 | 27568 | Pine Level | 17.4% |
| 61 | 28207 | Charlotte | 17% |
| 62 | 28518 | Beulaville | 17% |
| 63 | 27981 | Wanchese | 17% |
| 64 | 28657 | Newland | 16.9% |
| 65 | 28445 | Holly Ridge | 16.8% |
| 66 | 27850 | Littleton | 16.8% |
| 67 | 28338 | Ellerbe | 16.8% |
| 68 | 28454 | Maple Hill | 16.7% |
| 69 | 27954 | Manteo | 16.6% |
| 70 | 28450 | Lake Waccamaw | 16.6% |
| 71 | 27046 | Sandy Ridge | 16.6% |
| 72 | 27408 | Greensboro | 16.5% |
| 73 | 27357 | Stokesdale | 16.5% |
| 74 | 28468 | Sunset Beach | 16.5% |
| 75 | 28033 | Crouse | 16.5% |
| 76 | 27559 | Moncure | 16.4% |
| 77 | 27806 | Aurora | 16.4% |
| 78 | 28318 | Autryville | 16.3% |
| 79 | 27006 | Advance | 16.2% |
| 80 | 28746 | Lake Lure | 16.2% |
| 81 | 27927 | Corolla | 16% |
| 82 | 28470 | Shallotte | 15.9% |
| 83 | 27944 | Hertford | 15.8% |
| 84 | 28347 | Hoffman | 15.8% |
| 85 | 27581 | Stem | 15.7% |
| 86 | 28698 | Zionville | 15.7% |
| 87 | 27950 | Knotts Island | 15.7% |
| 88 | 28787 | Weaverville | 15.5% |
| 89 | 28618 | Deep Gap | 15.4% |
| 90 | 28717 | Cashiers | 15.4% |
| 91 | 27310 | Oak Ridge | 15.3% |
| 92 | 28344 | Godwin | 15.3% |
| 93 | 28403 | Wilmington | 15.2% |
| 94 | 28516 | Beaufort | 15.2% |
| 95 | 27009 | Belews Creek | 15.2% |
| 96 | 28570 | Newport | 15.1% |
| 97 | 27970 | Roper | 15.1% |
| 98 | 28606 | Boomer | 15.1% |
| 99 | 27047 | Siloam | 15.1% |
| 100 | 28405 | Wilmington | 15% |
Zip codes with the fewest self-employed workers
| # | Zip | City | Self-employed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27506 | Buies Creek | 0% |
| 2 | 28649 | Mc Grady | 0% |
| 3 | 27268 | High Point | 0% |
| 4 | 28542 | Camp Lejeune | 0% |
| 5 | 28310 | Fort Bragg | 0% |
| 6 | 27897 | Woodland | 1% |
| 7 | 27509 | Butner | 1.1% |
| 8 | 27849 | Lewiston Woodville | 1.7% |
| 9 | 28438 | Evergreen | 1.7% |
| 10 | 28223 | Charlotte | 1.7% |
| 11 | 28455 | Nakina | 1.8% |
| 12 | 27847 | Kelford | 2.3% |
| 13 | 27110 | Winston-Salem | 2.3% |
| 14 | 27412 | Greensboro | 2.4% |
| 15 | 27925 | Columbia | 2.4% |
| 16 | 27809 | Battleboro | 2.4% |
| 17 | 28544 | Midway Park | 2.4% |
| 18 | 28399 | White Oak | 2.5% |
| 19 | 27553 | Manson | 2.6% |
| 20 | 28333 | Dudley | 2.6% |
| 21 | 28538 | Hookerton | 2.8% |
| 22 | 28442 | Hallsboro | 3.4% |
| 23 | 28452 | Longwood | 3.5% |
| 24 | 27411 | Greensboro | 3.5% |
| 25 | 27708 | Durham | 3.5% |
| 26 | 27869 | Rich Square | 3.6% |
| 27 | 28531 | Harkers Island | 3.7% |
| 28 | 27507 | Bullock | 3.8% |
| 29 | 27807 | Bailey | 3.8% |
| 30 | 27617 | Raleigh | 3.9% |
| 31 | 28555 | Maysville | 4% |
| 32 | 27401 | Greensboro | 4% |
| 33 | 27350 | Sophia | 4.2% |
| 34 | 28391 | Stedman | 4.3% |
| 35 | 28396 | Wagram | 4.4% |
| 36 | 27379 | Yanceyville | 4.4% |
| 37 | 28530 | Grifton | 4.4% |
| 38 | 27814 | Blounts Creek | 4.5% |
| 39 | 27890 | Weldon | 4.5% |
| 40 | 28578 | Seven Springs | 4.5% |
| 41 | 28423 | Bolton | 4.7% |
| 42 | 27109 | Winston-Salem | 4.7% |
| 43 | 27325 | Robbins | 4.7% |
| 44 | 27573 | Roxboro | 4.8% |
| 45 | 28358 | Lumberton | 4.8% |
| 46 | 27560 | Morrisville | 4.9% |
| 47 | 27986 | Winton | 5% |
| 48 | 28301 | Fayetteville | 5% |
| 49 | 28307 | Fort Bragg | 5.1% |
| 50 | 28543 | Tarawa Terrace | 5.2% |
| 51 | 27536 | Henderson | 5.2% |
| 52 | 27021 | King | 5.2% |
| 53 | 28379 | Rockingham | 5.2% |
| 54 | 28364 | Maxton | 5.3% |
| 55 | 27884 | Stokes | 5.4% |
| 56 | 27209 | Biscoe | 5.4% |
| 57 | 28390 | Spring Lake | 5.4% |
| 58 | 27878 | Sharpsburg | 5.5% |
| 59 | 27860 | Pantego | 5.5% |
| 60 | 28323 | Bunnlevel | 5.5% |
| 61 | 28547 | Camp Lejeune | 5.5% |
| 62 | 28393 | Turkey | 5.6% |
| 63 | 27248 | Franklinville | 5.6% |
| 64 | 27976 | South Mills | 5.6% |
| 65 | 27980 | Tyner | 5.7% |
| 66 | 28670 | Ronda | 5.7% |
| 67 | 28174 | Wingate | 5.7% |
| 68 | 27803 | Rocky Mount | 5.7% |
| 69 | 28208 | Charlotte | 5.7% |
| 70 | 28385 | Salemburg | 5.8% |
| 71 | 27409 | Greensboro | 5.8% |
| 72 | 27045 | Rural Hall | 5.9% |
| 73 | 28377 | Red Springs | 5.9% |
| 74 | 27522 | Creedmoor | 5.9% |
| 75 | 28009 | Badin | 6% |
| 76 | 28071 | Gold Hill | 6% |
| 77 | 28762 | Old Fort | 6% |
| 78 | 28612 | Connelly Springs | 6% |
| 79 | 28081 | Kannapolis | 6% |
| 80 | 27695 | Raleigh | 6.1% |
| 81 | 27937 | Gates | 6.1% |
| 82 | 27856 | Nashville | 6.1% |
| 83 | 27946 | Hobbsville | 6.2% |
| 84 | 28626 | Fleetwood | 6.2% |
| 85 | 28634 | Harmony | 6.2% |
| 86 | 28458 | Rose Hill | 6.2% |
| 87 | 27534 | Goldsboro | 6.2% |
| 88 | 28610 | Claremont | 6.3% |
| 89 | 27253 | Graham | 6.3% |
| 90 | 27551 | Macon | 6.4% |
| 91 | 28637 | Hildebran | 6.4% |
| 92 | 27846 | Jamesville | 6.4% |
| 93 | 27601 | Raleigh | 6.4% |
| 94 | 27886 | Tarboro | 6.4% |
| 95 | 27891 | Whitakers | 6.5% |
| 96 | 27855 | Murfreesboro | 6.5% |
| 97 | 28120 | Mount Holly | 6.5% |
| 98 | 27502 | Apex | 6.5% |
| 99 | 27703 | Durham | 6.5% |
| 100 | 28772 | Rosman | 6.6% |
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