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TransportationAccording to the Chatham County Statistical Abstract, per capita income for Chatham County in 1990 was $20,721. Unfortunately, neither Pittsboro nor teen-specific data is available for income. It is estimated, however, that most of the income earned by Pittsboro residents comes primarily from employment in professional and other services (39.9%), manufacturing (18.7%), and wholesale and retail trade (18.4%). One of the primary employers of those working in manufacturing is Townsends, Inc., a poultry processing company. It employs over 405 full-time employees from the immediate and surrounding areas. Adding to the established industries, newer technologies have brought additional jobs to Pittsboro, such as computer software development at Blast, Inc. Blast, however, only employs about 20 people full-time. Besides these industries, Pittsboro residents also receive their income through employment in schools and the government.
For Pittsboro teens, employment comes in the form of retail and service jobs, particularly in fast-food restaurants and grocery stores. Other means of earning income are babysitting and other such household tasks. Interestingly, according to one service provider, most of the income a teen earns is not spent in the town of Pittsboro, but is used to save up for a car or to get out of town for entertainment.
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