Work & commute · LaGrange

Work & commute in LaGrange, GA

About one in 3 of LaGrange’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are West Point (6%), Columbus (4%) and Atlanta (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
38%
4,868 of 12,801 working residents
Typical commute
13 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
22 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 7,933 LaGrange residents head out of town to work, 4,868 work right here, and 18,458 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in LaGrange.

7,933live here, work elsewhere
4,868live and work here
18,458work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where LaGrange goes to work

LanettValleyRoanokeHogansvilleWest PointEast PointCarrolltonMariettaNewnanLaGrangeSandy SpringsMacon-Bibb CountyColumbusAtlantaWest PointColumbusAtlantaNewnanHogansvilleMariettaCarrolltonEast PointSandy SpringsLaGrange
1
LaGrange (in town)right here
38%4,868
2
West Point10.7 mi away
6%831
3
Columbus36.9 mi away
4%482
4
Atlanta62 mi away
3%404
5
Newnan28.4 mi away
2%241
6
Hogansville12.5 mi away
1%165
7
Marietta70.1 mi away
1%121
8
Carrollton38.4 mi away
1%112
9
East Point55.2 mi away
1%108
10
Sandy Springs73.4 mi away
1%90
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%5,379

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

How far

How far LaGrange commutes

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

44%Under 10 mi
10%10–24 mi
16%25–50 mi
29%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

LaGrange is a job hub

1.82jobs 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 LaGrange are

23,326 jobs are based in LaGrange. Here is what they are, next to the jobs LaGrange’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in LaGrange

23,326 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)29%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)52%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%
Over $3,333 a month51%

Jobs LaGrange residents hold

12,801 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)28%
Trade, transport & utilities21%
Services (health, schools, offices…)51%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%
Over $3,333 a month50%
+0%

Jobs based in LaGrange, 2013 → 2023: 23,241 → 23,326. 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.

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