Work and commuting in Allentown
Home is the office for 5% of workers, against 16% across Georgia. Hardly any work in Allentown itself; outside it, Macon-Bibb County draws the most (16%, 31 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 38 minutes, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Allentown by day and by night
On a workday 64 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Allentown on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.58 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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 places Allentown commutes to
Where Allentown clocks in
16% of workers
13% 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.
Inside Allentown’s 37 jobs
37 jobs are based in Allentown.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Allentown, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 37. 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 Allentown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Allentown, about 38 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Allentown workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 122 commuters (the 5% 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.
The commute from Allentown, by distance
About 28% 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.
Around Allentown: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Danville (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Allentown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown | – | — | — | 38 min | $46,538 |
| Danville | 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Danville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Allentown’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 Allentown: questions
What is the median household income in Allentown?
$46,538 (±$17,781) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Allentown?
14.7%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Allentown?
38 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Allentown work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Macon-Bibb County (16%, 31 mi), Dublin (13%, 18 mi), Irwinton (11%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Allentown 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 Allentown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Allentown
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.