Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0There are 1.9 jobs in Ailey for every working resident, and 313 people commute in
Ailey has 324 jobs, and 174 of its residents work somewhere. Only 6% work in Ailey; the top destination outside it is Vidalia (28%, 10 miles). 6% of workers work from home, next to 16% for Georgia as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Ailey
On a workday 163 residents head out to work and 11 work right here.
About 670 people are in Ailey on a workday afternoon, 29% more than live here.
1.9 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The daily trip into Ailey
Where Ailey clocks in
28% of workers
9% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Ailey
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ailey, 2013 → 2023: 320 → 324. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ailey’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 19 minutes each way for Ailey’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ailey workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 160 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Georgia: 84% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Miles to work from Ailey
About 32% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Next door to Ailey
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ailey workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ailey | – | — | — | 19 min | $48,750 |
| Mount Vernon | 6% | D− | C+ | 22 min | $32,933 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mount Vernon. Darker towns draw more of Ailey’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Ailey: questions
What is the median household income in Ailey?
$48,750 (±$10,692) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ailey?
6.1%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ailey?
19 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ailey work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vidalia (28%, 10 mi), Lyons (9%, 15 mi), Mount Vernon (6%, 1 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ailey without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ailey, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ailey
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.