Work & commute · Vidalia

Work & commute in Vidalia, GA

About one in 3 of Vidalia’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Lyons (10%), Macon-Bibb County (2%) and Dublin (2%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

39%

1,515 of 3,871 working residents

Typical commute

7 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 2,356 Vidalia residents head out of town to work, 1,515 work right here, and 7,036 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Vidalia.

2,356live here, work elsewhere

1,515live and work here

7,036work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Vidalia goes to work

Vidalia (in town)right here

39%1,515

Lyons4.8 mi away

10%370

Macon-Bibb County85.8 mi away

2%89

Dublin38 mi away

2%64

Swainsboro26.1 mi away

1%57

Stillmore19.3 mi away

1%51

Atlanta158.7 mi away

1%51

Metter23.5 mi away

1%44

Douglas55.5 mi away

1%40

Reidsville18.4 mi away

1%39

Everywhere elseother towns and states

40%1,551

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

How far

How far Vidalia commutes

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

53%

10%

28%

53%Under 10 mi

10%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Vidalia is a job hub

2.21jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Vidalia are

8,551 jobs are based in Vidalia. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Vidalia’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Vidalia

8,551 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month42%

Over $3,333 a month40%

Jobs Vidalia residents hold

3,871 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month39%

Over $3,333 a month43%

+9%

Jobs based in Vidalia, 2013 → 2023: 7,871 → 8,551. 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.