Work & commute · Elberton

Work & commute in Elberton, GA

About one in 5 of Elberton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Atlanta (2%), Lavonia (2%) and Gainesville (2%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

22%

457 of 2,122 working residents

Typical commute

28 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 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 1,665 Elberton residents head out of town to work, 457 work right here, and 2,597 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Elberton.

1,665live here, work elsewhere

457live and work here

2,597work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Elberton goes to work

Elberton (in town)right here

22%457

Atlanta92 mi away

2%51

Lavonia26.3 mi away

2%50

Gainesville56.1 mi away

2%48

Hartwell17.1 mi away

2%44

Commerce35.3 mi away

2%44

Royston18.4 mi away

1%28

Macon-Bibb County101.4 mi away

1%22

Comer14.9 mi away

1%15

Lawrenceville65 mi away

1%12

Everywhere elseother towns and states

64%1,351

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

How far

How far Elberton commutes

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

36%

10%

19%

35%

36%Under 10 mi

10%10–24 mi

19%25–50 mi

35%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Elberton is balanced between jobs and homes

1.44jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.44 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Elberton are

3,054 jobs are based in Elberton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Elberton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Elberton

3,054 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month49%

Jobs Elberton residents hold

2,122 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month46%

+4%

Jobs based in Elberton, 2013 → 2023: 2,948 → 3,054. 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.