Work & commute · Valdosta

Work & commute in Valdosta, GA

51% of Valdosta’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Moultrie (1%), Atlanta (1%) and Thomasville (1%). Half commute less than 4 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

51%

9,317 of 18,112 working residents

Typical commute

4 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 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 8,795 Valdosta residents head out of town to work, 9,317 work right here, and 24,370 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Valdosta.

8,795live here, work elsewhere

9,317live and work here

24,370work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Valdosta goes to work

Valdosta (in town)right here

51%9,317

Moultrie37.9 mi away

1%254

Atlanta212 mi away

1%254

Thomasville41.5 mi away

1%212

Albany73.1 mi away

1%205

Tifton44.6 mi away

1%165

Douglas51.8 mi away

1%144

Macon-Bibb County137.5 mi away

1%138

Columbus148.2 mi away

1%129

Remerton1.8 mi away

1%117

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%7,177

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

How far

How far Valdosta commutes

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

62%

25%

62%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

7%25–50 mi

25%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Valdosta is a job hub

1.86jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Valdosta are

33,687 jobs are based in Valdosta. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Valdosta’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Valdosta

33,687 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Valdosta residents hold

18,112 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less20%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month39%

+5%

Jobs based in Valdosta, 2013 → 2023: 32,172 → 33,687. 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.