Day Time Population

In general, the concept of the daytime population is a measure of the number of people who are present in an area during normal business hours. This is in contrast to the population present during the evening and nighttime hours. Some areas, for example employment centers, may contain few residents, so their nighttime population may be quite small. However, these areas may swell substantially during the day, as thousands of people arrive to work there. Conversely, other areas such as those often described as bedroom communities, may see one-half or more of their residents leave the area in the morning to travel to their jobs, with no correspondingly large inflow of workers into the area. The expansion or contraction experienced by different communities between nighttime and daytime is important information for many planners, including those involved with transportation, disaster, and relief planning.

Day time versus Night Time Population
  Resident Population, 
2000		 Daytime Population, 2000 Daytime population change due to commuting
Counties      
  Alamance County 130,800 127,824 -2,976
  Caswell County 23,501 17,446 -6,055
  Davidson County 147,246 128,108 -19,138
  Guilford County 421,048 476,914 55,866
  Montgomery County 26,822 26,360 -462
  Randolph County 130,454 114,258 -16,196
  Rockingham County 91,928 84,225 -7,703
Municipalities*      
Greensboro 223,891 282,808 58,917
High Point 85,839 105,462 19,623
Burlington 44,917 56,439 11,522
Asheboro 21,672 32,568 10,896
Lexington 19,953 28,340 8,387
Reidsville 14,485 19,150 4,665
Thomasville 19,788 22,807 3,019
Eden 15,908 18,477 2,569
Troy 3,430 5,594 2,164
Madison 2,262 4,381 2,119
Graham 12,833 14,853 2,020
Mebane 7,284 8,730 1,446
Randleman 3,557 4,721 1,164
Elon 6,738 6,085 -653
Archdale 9,014 7,871 -1,143
Trinity 6,690 4,582 -2,108
Summerfield 7,018 4,744 -2,274
* places included are those containing 2,500 or more workers or 2,500 or more residents 
working in city of residence

                                       Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, Journey to Work and Migration Statistics Branch
                                        data released on Oct. 20, 2005.

 Updated October 25, 2005