Work & commute · Calhoun

Work & commute in Calhoun, GA

About one in 3 of Calhoun’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Dalton (10%), Rome (3%) and Cartersville (2%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

31%

2,207 of 7,042 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 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 4,835 Calhoun residents head out of town to work, 2,207 work right here, and 15,704 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Calhoun.

4,835live here, work elsewhere

2,207live and work here

15,704work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Calhoun goes to work

Calhoun (in town)right here

31%2,207

Dalton18.7 mi away

10%689

Rome21.6 mi away

3%235

Cartersville24.3 mi away

2%160

Chattanooga, TN43 mi away

2%140

Atlanta58.7 mi away

2%125

Adairsville8.9 mi away

2%109

Chatsworth21 mi away

1%53

Marietta43.8 mi away

1%53

Sandy Springs50.8 mi away

0%35

Everywhere elseother towns and states

46%3,236

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

How far

How far Calhoun commutes

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

41%

30%

13%

16%

41%Under 10 mi

30%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Calhoun is a job hub

2.54jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Calhoun are

17,911 jobs are based in Calhoun. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Calhoun’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Calhoun

17,911 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)40%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)39%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month55%

Jobs Calhoun residents hold

7,042 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)34%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)44%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month51%

+41%

Jobs based in Calhoun, 2013 → 2023: 12,712 → 17,911. 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.