Work & commute · Bowman

Work & commute in Bowman, GA

Most working residents leave Bowman for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Elberton (11%), Lavonia (4%) and Hartwell (4%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

4 of 379 working residents

Typical commute

27 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 375 Bowman residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 95 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Bowman.

375live here, work elsewhere

4live and work here

95work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Bowman goes to work

Elberton11.4 mi away

11%41

Lavonia16.4 mi away

4%17

Hartwell11.6 mi away

4%17

Atlanta85.4 mi away

3%12

Gainesville45.9 mi away

2%7

Royston7.2 mi away

2%6

Commerce25.4 mi away

1%5

Bowman (in town)right here

1%4

Lawrenceville57.7 mi away

1%4

Jefferson33 mi away

1%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

69%262

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Bowman commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

12%

34%

19%

34%

12%Under 10 mi

34%10–24 mi

19%25–50 mi

34%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Bowman is a commuter town

0.26jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.26 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Bowman are

99 jobs are based in Bowman. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bowman’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Bowman

99 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less28%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month34%

Jobs Bowman residents hold

379 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)29%

Trade, transport & utilities25%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month50%

+46%

Jobs based in Bowman, 2013 → 2023: 68 → 99. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.