Work & commute · Jesup

Work & commute in Jesup, GA

About one in 3 of Jesup’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Savannah (5%), Hinesville (2%) and Riceboro (2%). Half commute less than 30 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

32%

1,107 of 3,470 working residents

Typical commute

30 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 2,363 Jesup residents head out of town to work, 1,107 work right here, and 4,999 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Jesup.

2,363live here, work elsewhere

1,107live and work here

4,999work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Jesup goes to work

Jesup (in town)right here

32%1,107

Savannah50.3 mi away

5%169

Hinesville23.2 mi away

2%85

Riceboro28 mi away

2%64

Statesboro58.7 mi away

2%62

Brunswick40.5 mi away

2%61

Dock Junction35.2 mi away

2%61

Waycross38 mi away

1%52

Baxley29.1 mi away

1%48

Pooler51.5 mi away

1%46

Everywhere elseother towns and states

49%1,715

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

How far

How far Jesup commutes

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

40%

21%

35%

40%Under 10 mi

5%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

35%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Jesup is a job hub

1.76jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Jesup are

6,106 jobs are based in Jesup. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Jesup’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Jesup

6,106 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Jesup residents hold

3,470 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)19%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month45%

+13%

Jobs based in Jesup, 2013 → 2023: 5,395 → 6,106. 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.