Work & commute · North Decatur

Work & commute in North Decatur, GA

Most working residents leave North Decatur for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Atlanta (44%), Sandy Springs (5%) and Brookhaven (3%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

282 of 8,933 working residents

Typical commute

7 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

25%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 8,651 North Decatur residents head out of town to work, 282 work right here, and 9,727 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in North Decatur.

8,651live here, work elsewhere

282live and work here

9,727work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where North Decatur goes to work

Atlanta8.3 mi away

44%3,889

Sandy Springs9.7 mi away

5%470

North Decatur (in town)right here

3%282

Brookhaven4.7 mi away

3%228

Tucker5.6 mi away

2%204

North Druid Hills2.4 mi away

2%196

Decatur2.5 mi away

2%183

Alpharetta18.2 mi away

2%142

Dunwoody9.4 mi away

2%140

Chamblee5.2 mi away

1%125

Everywhere elseother towns and states

34%3,074

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

How far

How far North Decatur commutes

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

69%

23%

69%Under 10 mi

23%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

5%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

North Decatur is balanced between jobs and homes

1.12jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.12 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in North Decatur are

10,009 jobs are based in North Decatur. Here is what they are, next to the jobs North Decatur’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in North Decatur

10,009 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)1%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)79%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs North Decatur residents hold

8,933 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)80%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month16%

Over $3,333 a month73%

+13%

Jobs based in North Decatur, 2013 → 2023: 8,843 → 10,009. 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.