Carl draws 431 commuters a day, with 3.9 jobs for every working resident
Commuters spend 22 minutes getting to work on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. There are 431 jobs in Carl, against 111 working residents. Hardly any stay in Carl for work; outside it, Lawrenceville is the main destination (12%, 11 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Carl
On a workday 111 residents head out to work and none work right here.
About 560 people are in Carl on a workday afternoon, 134% 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.
Where Carl’s workforce comes from
Where Carl clocks in
12% of workers
4% 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.
Carl makes things: 81% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Carl, 2013 → 2023: 116 → 431. 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 Carl’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Carl spends getting to work: about 22 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Carl workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 48 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.
Half of Carl commutes less than 17 miles
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.
The towns around Carl
The biggest share goes to Auburn (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Carl’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 Carl: questions
What is the median household income in Carl?
$44,679 (±$30,479) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Carl?
2.2%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Carl?
22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Carl work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lawrenceville (12%, 11 mi), Jefferson (4%, 15 mi), Athens (4%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Carl without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Carl, from the people who make the trip.
More of Carl
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.