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Reprinted from the July 30,2024 issue of The National Observer
Remote work offers opportunity to rural communities
For decades, smaller towns in the U.S. have seen young people go off to college and never return. But the rise of remote and hybrid work have given some of these smaller population centers a way to capture some of the growth urban areas have enjoyed, reports Ben Tobin of the Triangle Business Journal.
ZOOMING IN: That's particularly true in places like North Carolina, where counties on the periphery of growth hot spots like Raleigh and Durham are capitalizing on remote work by luring or retaining residents with their low cost of living.
FOR EXAMPLE: Franklin County, a growing rural county northeast of Raleigh, had the North Carolina's largest percentage of workers who spend the majority of their work weeks at home, according to 2022 data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
OVERHEARD: “If you think of the things that would prohibit people from moving to more rural areas, the commute to work is certainly toward the top of that list,” said Jeffrey DeBellis, director of economic policy and analysis for the North Carolina Department of Commerce. “So if you don’t have to deal with that long commute every day, even if it’s two or three days a week, it becomes more bearable.”
Remote work offers opportunity to rural communities
For decades, smaller towns in the U.S. have seen young people go off to college and never return. But the rise of remote and hybrid work have given some of these smaller population centers a way to capture some of the growth urban areas have enjoyed, reports Ben Tobin of the Triangle Business Journal.
ZOOMING IN: That's particularly true in places like North Carolina, where counties on the periphery of growth hot spots like Raleigh and Durham are capitalizing on remote work by luring or retaining residents with their low cost of living.
FOR EXAMPLE: Franklin County, a growing rural county northeast of Raleigh, had the North Carolina's largest percentage of workers who spend the majority of their work weeks at home, according to 2022 data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
OVERHEARD: “If you think of the things that would prohibit people from moving to more rural areas, the commute to work is certainly toward the top of that list,” said Jeffrey DeBellis, director of economic policy and analysis for the North Carolina Department of Commerce. “So if you don’t have to deal with that long commute every day, even if it’s two or three days a week, it becomes more bearable.”
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