Cleveland, NC County is located in the western part of North Carolina and is home to a variety of transportation options. Public transportation in the area includes buses operated by Catawba Regional Transit, which offers routes from Morganton to Hickory and stops in communities like Newton, Conover and Claremont. Additionally, there are a number of rideshare services such as Lyft and Uber that serve the Cleveland area. Lastly, Amtrak provides an intercity rail service between Charlotte and Spartanburg that makes two stops in Cleveland County at Shelby and Gastonia. All these public transit options provide residents with easy access to the region’s many attractions.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Cleveland County takes 24.0 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Cleveland County get to work:
- 85.0% drive their own car alone
- 10.0% carpool with others
- 2.2% work from home
- 0.3% take mass transit