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Catawba County, NC

Pick an industry to see how saturated it is across Catawba County's ZIP codes, compared with the U.S. average. All figures use Census ZBP 2023 + ACS 2024.

Coffee shops

50–60 in Catawba County
111–128%
of U.S. average Above average

Pharmacies

24–36 in Catawba County
108–153%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Fast food

141–147 in Catawba County
98–101%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Restaurants

133–139 in Catawba County
97–100%
of U.S. average Below average

Auto repair

17–33 in Catawba County
91–167%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Nail salons

16–32 in Catawba County
88–164%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Clothing stores

13–31 in Catawba County
88–195%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Dentists

62–72 in Catawba County
86–97%
of U.S. average Below average

Grocery stores

28–40 in Catawba County
84–114%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Pet care

11–25 in Catawba County
81–170%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Car washes

8–24 in Catawba County
76–209%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Gyms

15–29 in Catawba County
68–122%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Day care

19–31 in Catawba County
44–67%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Convenience stores

7–23 in Catawba County
36–107%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Beauty salons

15–31 in Catawba County
34–65%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Bars

5–23 in Catawba County
23–97%
of U.S. average Range spans bands

Population, migration, and jobs

Population
167,054
Census PEP, July 1 2024
Change since 2020
+3.8%
+6,165 people
Net migration 2024
+2,443
international +469, domestic +1,974
Jobs located here
89,650
LODES 2022, +2.7% since 2019
Employed residents
73,266
LODES 2022, +2.2% since 2019
Net movers (IRS)
+1,592
tax year 2021–2022: 8,662 in, 7,070 out

Population. Census estimates 167,054 residents on July 1, 2024, 3.8% above 2020 (+6,165).

Latest year (2023→2024): births minus deaths −344, international migration +469, domestic migration +1,974. These are model-based estimates built from births, deaths, and migration, revised annually — not a census count, and they can differ from the ACS 5-year figure used elsewhere on the site. Components may not sum exactly because of rounding.

Jobs. LODES counts 89,650 jobs located in the county in 2022 (+2.7% since 2019) and 73,266 employed residents (+2.2% since 2019). A job and a worker are not the same thing: the first is measured at the workplace, the second at the home address, and one person can hold two jobs. Self-employed, military, and informal work are excluded.

Where movers come from and go. IRS matched individual tax returns between 2021 and 2022. 8,662 people (exemptions) moved into Catawba County, reporting $336.1M in adjusted gross income; 7,070 moved out, reporting $283.1M. Net: +1,592 people.

Largest sources: Lincoln, NC (853) · Burke, NC (718) · Iredell, NC (658). Largest destinations: Caldwell, NC (731) · Burke, NC (722) · Lincoln, NC (675).

People are exemptions on matched returns — not a population estimate. Non-filers, dependents claimed elsewhere, and people whose address did not change are treated differently than in Census estimates. Tax data lag about two years.

Each source is reported at its own geography and year. None of them measures demand for a specific business type; they describe whether the local customer base and job base are expanding or shrinking. Definitions and limits →

How to read these numbers

Each percentage is the county's density of that business type per 10,000 people present (residents + 0.5×workers), divided by the U.S. average. 100% = exactly average.

Density is a supply-side signal. It does not measure foot traffic, income, tourism, or whether locals actually want more of a given business.

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