Work & commute · Jefferson

Work & commute in Jefferson, GA

Most working residents leave Jefferson for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are Gainesville (7%), Braselton (3%) and Atlanta (3%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

15%

883 of 6,054 working residents

Typical commute

18 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

34 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 5,171 Jefferson residents head out of town to work, 883 work right here, and 12,710 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Jefferson.

5,171live here, work elsewhere

883live and work here

12,710work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Jefferson goes to work

Jefferson (in town)right here

15%883

Gainesville16.8 mi away

7%437

Braselton12.2 mi away

3%196

Atlanta53.6 mi away

3%166

Commerce9 mi away

2%145

Buford22.1 mi away

2%133

Winder12.2 mi away

2%114

Lawrenceville25.7 mi away

1%87

Oakwood17.2 mi away

1%74

Suwanee27.2 mi away

1%70

Everywhere elseother towns and states

62%3,749

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

How far

How far Jefferson commutes

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

25%

39%

21%

15%

25%Under 10 mi

39%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

15%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Jefferson is a job hub

2.25jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Jefferson are

13,593 jobs are based in Jefferson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Jefferson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Jefferson

13,593 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities38%

Services (health, schools, offices…)36%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs Jefferson residents hold

6,054 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+131%

Jobs based in Jefferson, 2013 → 2023: 5,889 → 13,593. 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.