Work & commute · Harlem

Work & commute in Harlem, GA

Most working residents leave Harlem for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Martinez (6%), Evans (6%) and Grovetown (2%). Half commute less than 17 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

48 of 1,462 working residents

Typical commute

17 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

12%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,414 Harlem residents head out of town to work, 48 work right here, and 634 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Harlem.

1,414live here, work elsewhere

48live and work here

634work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Harlem goes to work

Martinez13.7 mi away

6%91

Evans13.6 mi away

6%91

Harlem (in town)right here

3%48

Grovetown6.3 mi away

2%35

Atlanta123.3 mi away

2%28

Thomson10.6 mi away

2%25

North Augusta, SC21.6 mi away

1%18

Macon-Bibb County90.7 mi away

1%14

Sandy Springs122.9 mi away

1%12

Alpharetta120.7 mi away

1%12

Everywhere elseother towns and states

74%1,088

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

How far

How far Harlem commutes

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

17%

55%

24%

17%Under 10 mi

55%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

24%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Harlem is a commuter town

0.47jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Harlem are

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

Jobs based in Harlem

682 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less22%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Harlem residents hold

1,462 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month57%

+79%

Jobs based in Harlem, 2013 → 2023: 380 → 682. 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.