| Statistic | Fairplains | North Carolina | National |
| Average one way commute | 23min | 24min | 26min |
| Workers who drive to work | 92.6% | 81.1% | 76.4% |
| Workers who carpool | 4.9% | 9.8% | 9.3% |
| Workers who take public transit | 0.0% | 1.1% | 5.1% |
| Workers who bicycle | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| Workers who walk | 2.5% | 1.8% | 2.8% |
| Working from home | 0.0% | 4.8% | 4.6% |
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