Cape Carteret, NC

Cape Carteret's ZIP area supports 4,300 jobs across 429 businesses, with workers earning an average of $32K per year, 18% below the Carteret County average. The economy is well-diversified (0.88 index), led by retail trade and construction. 87.4% of businesses have fewer than 20 employees, and each business employs an average of 10.0 people. Jobs grew 4.3% from the prior year while business count grew 0.7%.