Work & commute · Emerson

Work & commute in Emerson, GA

Most working residents leave Emerson for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Cartersville (12%), Atlanta (9%) and Marietta (4%). Half commute less than 21 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

12 of 713 working residents

Typical commute

21 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

29 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

19%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 701 Emerson residents head out of town to work, 12 work right here, and 1,048 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Emerson.

701live here, work elsewhere

12live and work here

1,048work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Emerson goes to work

Cartersville4 mi away

12%85

Atlanta31.5 mi away

9%62

Marietta16.9 mi away

4%32

Mableton24 mi away

2%16

Sandy Springs25.6 mi away

2%16

Kennesaw9.9 mi away

2%15

Emerson (in town)right here

2%12

Rome26.8 mi away

2%11

Alpharetta27.4 mi away

2%11

Acworth6 mi away

1%10

Everywhere elseother towns and states

62%443

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

How far

How far Emerson commutes

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

25%

32%

35%

25%Under 10 mi

32%10–24 mi

35%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Emerson is balanced between jobs and homes

1.49jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.49 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Emerson are

1,060 jobs are based in Emerson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Emerson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Emerson

1,060 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities30%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs Emerson residents hold

713 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+183%

Jobs based in Emerson, 2013 → 2023: 375 → 1,060. 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.