Photo: Chris Pruitt · CC BY-SA 3.0Braselton has 2.5 jobs for every working resident: 14,419 people commute in to work
14,766 jobs are based in Braselton; 5,947 of its residents have a job. Braselton grades A for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Household incomes here are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Braselton: the gist
Jobs in Braselton have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Braselton went from 3,532 in 2013 to 14,766 in 2023, +318%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
68% of the jobs in Braselton are in trade, transport and utilities, against 25% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Braselton draws workers from far and wide
The 14,766 jobs in Braselton are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 16%; the other 82% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Braselton is where the jobs are
Braselton has 14,766 jobs, 2.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 27,000 people are in town, 48% more than the 18,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
No single place dominates Braselton’s commute
The biggest draw, Gainesville, gets only 8% of working residents, and 63% work outside the top ten towns entirely. Braselton residents fan out across the region. The commute map ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Braselton
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Braselton is better than 86% of U.S. towns, #22 of 263 in Georgia. Household income is its strongest input ($120,984, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Braselton could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
The kinds of work in Braselton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Braselton, 2013 → 2023: 3,532 → 14,766. 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 Braselton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The towns that send workers to Braselton
Where Braselton clocks in
8% of workers
5% 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.
Braselton on a workday afternoon
On a workday 5,600 residents head out to work and 347 work right here.
About 27,000 people are in Braselton on a workday afternoon, 48% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
From Braselton, about 30 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Braselton workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,099 commuters (the 20% 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.
Braselton’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Driving is how Braselton gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Braselton is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns, #155 of 263 in Georgia. Both inputs place Braselton near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,604 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.3% of Braselton households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Braselton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 1,915 U.S. towns of 13,000 to 25,000, Braselton comes 444th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
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| 155 | Holly Springs GA | 20,261 | $114K | 3.9% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
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| 252 | Vinings GA | 14,390 | $95K | 6.2% | 2.2% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 324 | Flowery Branch GA | 13,110 | $104K | 6.1% | 2.4% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 442 | Grand Chute WI | 24,579 | $78K | 6.0% | 1.4% | 15% | A |
| 443 | Cinco Ranch TX | 18,611 | $162K | 7.3% | 4.6% | 1% | A |
| 444 | Braselton GA | 18,496 | $121K | 6.2% | 3.4% | 6% | A |
| 445 | Glen Allen VA | 17,551 | $93K | 3.6% | 3.9% | 3% | A |
| 446 | Dyer IN | 16,273 | $107K | 6.2% | 3.8% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,915 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Braselton, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
Braselton and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Braselton’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 Braselton: questions
What is the median household income in Braselton?
$120,984 (±$12,732) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Braselton?
6.2%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Braselton?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 20% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Braselton work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gainesville (8%, 13 mi), Atlanta (5%, 42 mi), Buford (5%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Braselton walkable?
Braselton is more walkable than 49% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Braselton without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Braselton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Braselton
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.