Work & commute · Waynesboro

Work & commute in Waynesboro, GA

About one in 4 of Waynesboro’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Savannah (2%), Martinez (2%) and Evans (1%). Half commute less than 24 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

28%

545 of 1,962 working residents

Typical commute

24 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

25 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 1,417 Waynesboro residents head out of town to work, 545 work right here, and 3,050 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Waynesboro.

1,417live here, work elsewhere

545live and work here

3,050work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Waynesboro goes to work

Waynesboro (in town)right here

28%545

Savannah88.5 mi away

2%36

Martinez30.1 mi away

2%34

Evans33.7 mi away

1%25

Atlanta146.4 mi away

1%24

Statesboro47.2 mi away

1%21

Macon-Bibb County99.3 mi away

1%18

Louisville23.2 mi away

1%13

Pooler81.2 mi away

1%11

Millen20.1 mi away

1%10

Everywhere elseother towns and states

62%1,225

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

How far

How far Waynesboro commutes

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

34%

17%

21%

27%

34%Under 10 mi

17%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

27%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Waynesboro is a job hub

1.83jobs 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 Waynesboro are

3,595 jobs are based in Waynesboro. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Waynesboro’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Waynesboro

3,595 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Waynesboro residents hold

1,962 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)21%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month43%

−27%

Jobs based in Waynesboro, 2013 → 2023: 4,947 → 3,595. 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.