Work & commute · Waresboro

Work & commute in Waresboro, GA

Most working residents leave Waresboro for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Waycross (37%), Blackshear (8%) and Atlanta (3%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 116 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

38%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 116 Waresboro residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Waresboro.

116live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

68work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Waresboro goes to work

Waycross7.2 mi away

37%43

Blackshear13.3 mi away

8%9

Atlanta207.7 mi away

3%3

Jacksonville, FL79.2 mi away

2%2

Willacoochee34.3 mi away

2%2

Douglas28.8 mi away

2%2

Savannah91.9 mi away

2%2

Albany103.1 mi away

2%2

Ozark, AL187.8 mi away

1%1

Fernandina Beach, FL73 mi away

1%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

42%49

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

How far

How far Waresboro commutes

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

47%

13%

12%

28%

47%Under 10 mi

13%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

28%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Waresboro is a commuter town

0.59jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Waresboro are

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

Jobs based in Waresboro

68 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)3%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)97%

$1,250 a month or less4%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month63%

Jobs Waresboro residents hold

116 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)62%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month53%

+42%

Jobs based in Waresboro, 2013 → 2023: 48 → 68. 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.