Work & commute · Macon-Bibb County

Work & commute in Macon-Bibb County, GA

53% of Macon-Bibb County’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Warner Robins (5%), Atlanta (3%) and Fort Valley (1%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

53%

28,822 of 54,607 working residents

Typical commute

10 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 25,785 Macon-Bibb County residents head out of town to work, 28,822 work right here, and 45,735 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Macon-Bibb County.

25,785live here, work elsewhere

28,822live and work here

45,735work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Macon-Bibb County goes to work

Macon-Bibb County (in town)right here

53%28,822

Warner Robins14.7 mi away

5%2,485

Atlanta78.2 mi away

3%1,656

Fort Valley20.8 mi away

1%498

Columbus71.7 mi away

1%481

Milledgeville32.6 mi away

1%444

Sandy Springs86.8 mi away

1%409

Perry23.2 mi away

1%402

Byron11.5 mi away

1%372

Albany89.6 mi away

1%348

Everywhere elseother towns and states

34%18,690

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

How far

How far Macon-Bibb County commutes

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

49%

15%

30%

49%Under 10 mi

15%10–24 mi

6%25–50 mi

30%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Macon-Bibb County is balanced between jobs and homes

1.37jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.37 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Macon-Bibb County are

74,557 jobs are based in Macon-Bibb County. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Macon-Bibb County’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Macon-Bibb County

74,557 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Macon-Bibb County residents hold

54,607 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)67%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month47%

−4%

Jobs based in Macon-Bibb County, 2013 → 2023: 77,423 → 74,557. 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.