Household incomes in Conley trail those of 93% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Conley is better than 20% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (B). Below the poverty line: 35.8% of residents, next to 13.4% for Georgia as a whole. Hardly any stay in Conley for work; outside it, Atlanta is the main destination (22%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Conley at work: what stands out
Stores, warehouses and trucking
77% of the jobs in Conley are in trade, transport and utilities, against 31% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
The jobs in Conley pay better than its residents’ jobs
81% of the jobs based in Conley pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 47% of the jobs Conley residents hold. 99% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Conley. The jobs ↓
Conley workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 28 across Georgia. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Conley
Job access by car holds Conley’s grade up (ahead of 95% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Conley could be anywhere from C− to C+.
81% of the jobs in Conley pay over $3,333 a month
1,070 jobs are based in Conley.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Conley, 2013 → 2023: 1,131 → 1,070. 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 Conley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Conley spends getting to work: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Conley workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,293 commuters (the 12% 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.
How a workday changes Conley
On a workday 2,496 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 1,062 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,400 people are in Conley on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.43 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.
Where Conley goes to work
Where Conley clocks in
22% 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.
How far Conley goes to work
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.
Few in Conley walk, bike or ride to work
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.1% across Georgia.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,619 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 88% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 88% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 83% 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). 7.0% of Conley households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Conley’s commuters take a bus or train.
Conley is 2,868th of 3,432 U.S. towns of 4,100 to 7,900 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 65 | Grayson GA | 5,569 | $131K | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 151 | Senoia GA | 6,276 | $125K | 1.1% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 395 | Temple GA | 6,564 | $91K | 2.6% | 1.0% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,866 | Myrtletown CA | 5,322 | $60K | 17.2% | 6.7% | 6% | C− |
| 2,867 | Gray LA | 5,154 | $55K | 14.7% | 7.3% | 7% | C− |
| 2,868 | Conley GA | 5,822 | $44K | 35.8% | 8.5% | <1% | C− |
| 2,869 | Alma AR | 6,071 | $69K | 27.3% | 7.6% | 15% | C− |
| 2,870 | Laurel Bay SC | 5,882 | $54K | 17.5% | 4.5% | 3% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,432 | Medina TX | 4,226 | $22K | 53.8% | 10.1% | 4% | 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 Conley, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
Around Conley: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Forest Park (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Conley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conley | – | C− | B | 33 min | $44,056 |
| Forest Park | 4% | C | A | 29 min | $41,211 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Conley’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 Conley: questions
What is the median household income in Conley?
$44,056 (±$13,109) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Conley?
35.8%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Conley?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Conley work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlanta (22%, 10 mi), College Park (5%, 7 mi), Forest Park (4%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Conley walkable?
Conley is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 10.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Conley without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 88% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Conley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Conley
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.