Top 10 Most Remote-Friendly Cities in North Carolina
Marvin leads North Carolina's Most Remote-Friendly Cities ranking with 42.5% work from home, placing it at #1 among cities statewide. The ranking uses ACS commute data to measure the share of workers in each community who primarily work from home. Higher percentages signal cities where the local workforce skews toward remote-capable professional and knowledge-economy roles, often with broadband infrastructure and housing stock to match. Lower percentages typically reflect more on-site industries. Data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. The leaderboard pulls every city in the state into one place so residents, prospective movers, and local officials can see how their community compares without stitching together data from multiple sources.
| # | City | Work from Home % |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marvin | 42.5% work from home |
| 2 | St. James | 39.7% work from home |
| 3 | Morrisville | 39.0% work from home |
| 4 | Cary | 36.5% work from home |
| 5 | Apex | 36.0% work from home |
| 6 | Holly Springs | 33.5% work from home |
| 7 | Davidson | 30.7% work from home |
| 8 | Weddington | 30.5% work from home |
| 9 | Fuquay-Varina | 30.0% work from home |
| 10 | Oak Ridge | 29.3% work from home |
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Cities and towns ranked by percentage of workers who work from home. Ranked 142 cities with a population of 5,000 or more.
At the top of the leaderboard, Marvin, St. James, and Morrisville cluster within a narrow band near the ceiling of the scale. Looking further down, the top 5 also includes Marvin, St. James, Morrisville, Cary, and Apex as the upper tier of North Carolina's ranking. Across all 142 ranked cities, the gap between #1 (42.5% work from home) and the bottom of the leaderboard is meaningful. The work-from-home share varies widely across the state and tends to track with the share of professional and knowledge-economy jobs, the strength of local broadband, and the housing mix that supports dedicated home offices. The ranking is updated each release cycle as new source data becomes available.
Compare these cities side by side, open the methodology to see exactly how the score is computed and what data feeds it, or browse other North Carolina leaderboards to see how the same communities stack up on cost of living, schools, safety, and demographics. Each ranking is meant to be a starting point: the underlying town pages on MyTownView go deeper on local meetings, finances, permits, and other civic data.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which city in North Carolina is most remote-friendly?
- Marvin ranks first in North Carolina for remote work, with 42.5% work from home of workers reporting remote jobs.
- How many cities are in this ranking?
- 142 cities are ranked for this metric. Every city in North Carolina with at least 5,000 residents and recent data is eligible; smaller places are excluded so estimates stay stable. This public page shows a top 10 preview; the full scorecard lets you compare every ranked city.
- Where does this data come from?
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey is the primary source for this ranking. Figures refresh when the source publishes new data. See https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs for the underlying dataset.
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