Northwoods Historic District · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0Doraville has lower unemployment (1.2%) than 93% of U.S. towns
At 28 minutes each way, commutes from Doraville run about the Georgia average. Jobs and income earn Doraville B+; getting around on foot earns it A. Only 5% stay in Doraville for work; outside it, Atlanta is the main destination (20%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Doraville, in brief
Doraville has far more jobs than workers
Doraville has 11,852 jobs, 3.5 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 25,000 people are in town, 52% more than the 16,000 who live here. Day and night ↓
Doraville draws workers from far and wide
The 11,852 jobs in Doraville are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 18%; the other 80% come from many towns beyond those. 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.
Jobs & income in Doraville: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Doraville is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #54 of 263 in Georgia. Job access by car holds Doraville’s grade up (ahead of 98% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (18.3%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Doraville could be anywhere from B− to A.
How many people are in Doraville by day
On a workday 3,184 residents head out to work, 183 work right here, and 11,669 people come in from elsewhere.
About 25,000 people are in Doraville on a workday afternoon, 52% more than live here.
3.5 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 Doraville live
Where Doraville clocks in
20% of workers
7% 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 work there is in Doraville: 11,852 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Doraville, 2013 → 2023: 9,872 → 11,852. 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 Doraville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Doraville: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Doraville workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 4,378 commuters (the 16% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Doraville
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.
Doraville is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 5.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, above 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 5,213 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 23% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 16.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 97% 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). 3.5% of Doraville households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Doraville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Doraville next to U.S. towns of 11,000 to 22,000: 1,040th of 2,220 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 182 | Holly Springs GA | 20,261 | $114K | 3.9% | 2.2% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 300 | Vinings GA | 14,390 | $95K | 6.2% | 2.2% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 375 | Flowery Branch GA | 13,110 | $104K | 6.1% | 2.4% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,038 | Trenton OH | 14,241 | $81K | 7.2% | 4.3% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,039 | Gonzalez FL | 14,458 | $82K | 4.2% | 4.4% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,040 | Doraville GA | 16,365 | $67K | 18.3% | 1.2% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,041 | Hollins VA | 17,097 | $77K | 8.8% | 3.4% | 10% | B+ |
| 1,042 | Fairburn GA | 17,133 | $92K | 17.5% | 3.2% | 5% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,220 | 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 Doraville, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
12% of Doraville works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Doraville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doraville | – | B+ | A | 28 min | $67,235 |
| Dunwoody | 4% | A+ | A | 25 min | $121,903 |
| Peachtree Corners | 3% | A− | A− | 26 min | $82,139 |
| Chamblee | 5% | B+ | A+ | 25 min | $84,452 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Chamblee. Darker towns draw more of Doraville’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 Doraville: questions
What is the median household income in Doraville?
$67,235 (±$15,128) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Doraville?
18.3%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Doraville?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Doraville work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlanta (20%, 13 mi), Sandy Springs (7%, 6 mi), Chamblee (5%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Doraville walkable?
Doraville is more walkable than 91% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.4 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Doraville without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 23% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Doraville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Doraville
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.