Work & commute · Rome

Work & commute in Rome, GA

About one in 3 of Rome’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Calhoun (5%), Lindale (3%) and Atlanta (3%). Half commute less than 20 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

32%

4,993 of 15,535 working residents

Typical commute

20 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 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 10,542 Rome residents head out of town to work, 4,993 work right here, and 21,352 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Rome.

10,542live here, work elsewhere

4,993live and work here

21,352work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Rome goes to work

Rome (in town)right here

32%4,993

Calhoun21.6 mi away

5%703

Lindale5.4 mi away

3%529

Atlanta55.9 mi away

3%392

Dalton36.7 mi away

2%354

Cartersville23.1 mi away

2%353

Marietta42.7 mi away

1%210

Cedartown17.2 mi away

1%162

Rockmart19.6 mi away

1%137

Sandy Springs52.2 mi away

1%107

Everywhere elseother towns and states

49%7,595

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

How far

How far Rome commutes

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

43%

14%

21%

22%

43%Under 10 mi

14%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Rome is a job hub

1.70jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Rome are

26,345 jobs are based in Rome. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rome’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Rome

26,345 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)73%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Rome residents hold

15,535 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)26%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month49%

+7%

Jobs based in Rome, 2013 → 2023: 24,564 → 26,345. 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.