Work & commute · Colbert

Work & commute in Colbert, GA

Most working residents leave Colbert for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Danielsville (4%), Atlanta (3%) and Jefferson (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 269 working residents

Typical commute

13 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

21%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 268 Colbert residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 93 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Colbert.

268live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

93work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Colbert goes to work

Danielsville6.1 mi away

4%10

Atlanta71.9 mi away

3%9

Jefferson23.3 mi away

3%7

Comer5.2 mi away

1%4

Watkinsville16.5 mi away

1%3

Winder29.4 mi away

1%3

Gainesville39.3 mi away

1%3

Ila10.5 mi away

1%2

Winterville6.3 mi away

1%2

Elberton20.1 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

83%224

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

How far

How far Colbert commutes

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

24%

43%

13%

19%

24%Under 10 mi

43%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Colbert is a commuter town

0.35jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Colbert are

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

Jobs based in Colbert

94 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities48%

Services (health, schools, offices…)41%

$1,250 a month or less36%

$1,251–$3,333 a month40%

Over $3,333 a month23%

Jobs Colbert residents hold

269 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month62%

−6%

Jobs based in Colbert, 2013 → 2023: 100 → 94. 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.