Work & commute · Watkinsville

Work & commute in Watkinsville, GA

Most working residents leave Watkinsville for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Atlanta (3%), Gainesville (1%) and Madison (1%). Half commute less than 7 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

92 of 1,335 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

10%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 1,243 Watkinsville residents head out of town to work, 92 work right here, and 2,259 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Watkinsville.

1,243live here, work elsewhere

92live and work here

2,259work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Watkinsville goes to work

Watkinsville (in town)right here

7%92

Atlanta58.8 mi away

3%38

Gainesville38.4 mi away

1%11

Madison19.8 mi away

1%10

Monroe18.7 mi away

1%10

Sandy Springs55.5 mi away

1%10

Greensboro24 mi away

1%8

Peachtree Corners48 mi away

1%8

Lawrenceville34.3 mi away

1%7

Winder20.4 mi away

1%7

Everywhere elseother towns and states

85%1,134

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

How far

How far Watkinsville commutes

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

62%

13%

16%

62%Under 10 mi

9%10–24 mi

13%25–50 mi

16%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Watkinsville is a job hub

1.76jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Watkinsville are

2,351 jobs are based in Watkinsville. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Watkinsville’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Watkinsville

2,351 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities11%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month26%

Over $3,333 a month58%

Jobs Watkinsville residents hold

1,335 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)72%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month62%

+53%

Jobs based in Watkinsville, 2013 → 2023: 1,540 → 2,351. 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.

Work & commute in Watkinsville, GA

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

Where Watkinsville goes to work

How far Watkinsville commutes

Watkinsville is a job hub

What the jobs in Watkinsville are

Jobs based in Watkinsville

Jobs Watkinsville residents hold

How to read this page

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