Work and commuting in Bolingbroke
296 jobs are based in Bolingbroke, against 214 working residents. Only 1% work in Bolingbroke itself; outside it, Macon-Bibb County draws the most (34%, 11 miles). Working residents average 30 minutes each way, next to 28 for Georgia and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Bolingbroke apart
Bolingbroke and Macon-Bibb County trade workers both ways
Macon-Bibb County is the top workplace for Bolingbroke residents (34%) and also where the most people who work in Bolingbroke come from (28% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 214 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of Bolingbroke: the destinations
Where Bolingbroke clocks in
34% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
Bolingbroke’s commute, mile by mile
About 33% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The workday shuffle in and out of Bolingbroke
On a workday 211 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 293 people come in from elsewhere.
About 510 people are in Bolingbroke on a workday afternoon, 19% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.38 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Factories, building and farms: 35% of the jobs in Bolingbroke
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Bolingbroke, 2014 → 2024: 193 → 296. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Bolingbroke’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Bolingbroke spends getting to work: about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Bolingbroke workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 171 commuters (the 14% 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.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 Bolingbroke: questions
What is the median household income in Bolingbroke?
$126,597 (±$72,580) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Bolingbroke?
0.0%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Bolingbroke?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Bolingbroke work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Macon-Bibb County (34%, 11 mi), Forsyth (8%, 10 mi), Atlanta (5%, 67 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Bolingbroke without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Bolingbroke, from the people who make the trip.
More of Bolingbroke
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.