Dr. Luther C. and Lucy Hurt Fischer House · Photo: Rheave · CC BY-SA 3.0There are 2.6 jobs in Chamblee for every working resident, and 26,445 people commute in
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 9.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 22.2 in Atlanta. Employers in Chamblee report 27,032 jobs for 10,526 working residents. The two grades for Chamblee are B+ for jobs and income and A+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Chamblee apart on work
Chamblee is where the jobs are
Chamblee has 27,032 jobs, 2.6 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 49,000 people are in town, 51% more than the 32,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Chamblee draws workers from far and wide
The 27,032 jobs in Chamblee are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 21%; the other 77% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
28% of Chamblee works in Atlanta
2,925 working residents, 28%, have their main job in Atlanta, 11 miles away. That’s 5 times as many as work in Chamblee itself. 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.
Inside Chamblee’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Chamblee is better than 73% of U.S. towns, #42 of 263 in Georgia. Job access by car holds Chamblee’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (18.0%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Chamblee could be anywhere from B to A−.
A workday in Chamblee: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 9,939 residents head out to work and 587 work right here.
About 49,000 people are in Chamblee on a workday afternoon, 51% more than live here.
2.6 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.
Where the people who work in Chamblee live
Where Chamblee clocks in
28% of workers
8% 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.
What Chamblee’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Chamblee, 2013 → 2023: 22,508 → 27,032. 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 Chamblee’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Chamblee: about 25 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chamblee workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,719 commuters (the 21% 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 Chamblee, by distance
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Chamblee
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Chamblee is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns, #4 of 263 in Georgia. Both inputs place Chamblee 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 17,270 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 96% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 58% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 9.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 92% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 10.0% of Chamblee households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 7% of Chamblee’s commuters take a bus or train.
Chamblee next to U.S. towns of 23,000 to 44,000: 581st of 1,283 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 59 | Milton GA | 41,266 | $171K | 4.3% | 2.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 247 | Decatur GA | 25,276 | $139K | 6.2% | 4.3% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 270 | Woodstock GA | 39,895 | $103K | 6.6% | 2.7% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 579 | Springfield VA | 31,154 | $126K | 8.9% | 6.9% | 11% | B+ |
| 580 | Allen Park MI | 27,445 | $82K | 6.9% | 4.8% | 6% | B+ |
| 581 | Chamblee GA | 32,334 | $84K | 18.0% | 2.2% | 6% | B+ |
| 582 | Frederickson WA | 25,383 | $110K | 5.7% | 5.7% | 3% | B+ |
| 583 | Cortlandt NY | 42,413 | $140K | 5.7% | 7.9% | 12% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,283 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Chamblee, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
Next door to Chamblee
The biggest share goes to Dunwoody (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chamblee workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamblee | – | B+ | A+ | 25 min | $84,452 |
| Brookhaven | 3% | A | A | 25 min | $117,663 |
| Doraville | 1% | B+ | A | 28 min | $67,235 |
| Dunwoody | 4% | A+ | A | 25 min | $121,903 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Chamblee’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 Chamblee: questions
What is the median household income in Chamblee?
$84,452 (±$8,110) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chamblee?
18.0%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chamblee?
25 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chamblee work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlanta (28%, 11 mi), Sandy Springs (8%, 5 mi), Alpharetta (4%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Chamblee walkable?
Chamblee is more walkable than 97% of U.S. towns (Walkability A+): an EPA walkability index of 13.8 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Chamblee without a car?
7% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 58% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chamblee, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chamblee
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.