Work & commute · Thomson

Work & commute in Thomson, GA

Most working residents leave Thomson for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Martinez (3%), Atlanta (3%) and Evans (2%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

16%

430 of 2,710 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

17 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 2,280 Thomson residents head out of town to work, 430 work right here, and 2,655 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Thomson.

2,280live here, work elsewhere

430live and work here

2,655work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Thomson goes to work

Thomson (in town)right here

16%430

Martinez23 mi away

3%78

Atlanta112.7 mi away

3%68

Evans21.5 mi away

2%58

Grovetown16.6 mi away

1%31

Wrens19.1 mi away

1%23

Alpharetta110.2 mi away

1%23

Savannah125.9 mi away

1%21

Jefferson78.5 mi away

1%19

Washington23.2 mi away

1%18

Everywhere elseother towns and states

72%1,941

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

How far

How far Thomson commutes

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

37%

20%

15%

29%

37%Under 10 mi

20%10–24 mi

15%25–50 mi

29%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Thomson is balanced between jobs and homes

1.14jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.14 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Thomson are

3,085 jobs are based in Thomson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Thomson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Thomson

3,085 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Thomson residents hold

2,710 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)25%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)55%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month47%

+8%

Jobs based in Thomson, 2013 → 2023: 2,866 → 3,085. 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.