Work & commute · Putney

Work & commute in Putney, GA

Most working residents leave Putney for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Albany (39%), Camilla (4%) and Columbus (2%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

19 of 901 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 882 Putney residents head out of town to work, 19 work right here, and 170 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Putney.

882live here, work elsewhere

19live and work here

170work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Putney goes to work

Albany8.3 mi away

39%349

Camilla17.7 mi away

4%38

Columbus84.6 mi away

2%20

Putney (in town)right here

2%19

Moultrie27.6 mi away

2%17

Atlanta159.2 mi away

2%17

Sylvester16.4 mi away

2%15

Americus42 mi away

2%14

Tifton34.5 mi away

1%13

Macon-Bibb County95.3 mi away

1%12

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%387

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

How far

How far Putney commutes

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

40%

23%

10%

27%

40%Under 10 mi

23%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Putney is a commuter town

0.21jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.21 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Putney are

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

Jobs based in Putney

189 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities50%

Services (health, schools, offices…)29%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month44%

Over $3,333 a month46%

Jobs Putney residents hold

901 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)57%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month48%

−50%

Jobs based in Putney, 2013 → 2023: 376 → 189. 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.