Work & commute · Forsyth

Work & commute in Forsyth, GA

Most working residents leave Forsyth for work: only 12% work in town. The top destinations are Macon-Bibb County (15%), Atlanta (4%) and Griffin (2%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

12%

208 of 1,792 working residents

Typical commute

27 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 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 1,584 Forsyth residents head out of town to work, 208 work right here, and 2,825 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Forsyth.

1,584live here, work elsewhere

208live and work here

2,825work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Forsyth goes to work

Macon-Bibb County21.2 mi away

15%275

Forsyth (in town)right here

12%208

Atlanta57.4 mi away

4%66

Griffin24.1 mi away

2%40

Warner Robins34.5 mi away

2%29

McDonough30.3 mi away

1%24

Columbus65.7 mi away

1%23

Jackson17.6 mi away

1%20

College Park51.6 mi away

1%20

Stockbridge38 mi away

1%15

Everywhere elseother towns and states

60%1,072

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

How far

How far Forsyth commutes

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

21%

26%

22%

31%

21%Under 10 mi

26%10–24 mi

22%25–50 mi

31%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Forsyth is a job hub

1.69jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Forsyth are

3,033 jobs are based in Forsyth. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Forsyth’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Forsyth

3,033 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs Forsyth residents hold

1,792 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month52%

+5%

Jobs based in Forsyth, 2013 → 2023: 2,893 → 3,033. 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.