Photo: Kåre Thor Olsen · CC BY-SA 3.0Unemployment in Douglasville (6.0%) is higher than in 74% of U.S. towns
The trip to work takes 33 minutes on average; Georgia averages 28, the U.S. 26. For jobs and income Douglasville is better than 55% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (B). About one in ten work in Douglasville itself; outside it, Atlanta draws the most (16%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Douglasville stands out on work
Douglasville draws workers from far and wide
The 22,597 jobs in Douglasville are filled from a wide area. Douglasville’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 16%; the other 78% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Douglasville has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Douglasville went from 16,282 in 2014 to 22,597 in 2024, +39%. The jobs ↓
Douglasville 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 2024, 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 Douglasville
Job access by car holds Douglasville’s grade up (ahead of 85% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down. It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Douglasville could be anywhere from C+ to B+.
Where people from Douglasville work
Where Douglasville clocks in
16% of workers
4% 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.
What work there is in Douglasville: 22,597 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Douglasville, 2014 → 2024: 16,282 → 22,597. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Douglasville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Douglasville spends getting to work: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Douglasville workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15,499 commuters (the 17% 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 Douglasville
On a workday 14,589 residents head out to work, 1,381 work right here, and 21,216 people come in from elsewhere.
About 48,000 people are in Douglasville on a workday afternoon, 16% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.41 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
How far Douglasville goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Getting around Douglasville: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 18,671 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 6% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 1.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 65% 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). 4.4% of Douglasville households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Douglasville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 29,000 to 56,000, Douglasville ranks 678th of 1,037 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Dunwoody GA | 51,792 | $122K | 6.1% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 35 | Milton GA | 41,266 | $171K | 4.3% | 2.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 208 | Woodstock GA | 39,895 | $103K | 6.6% | 2.7% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 676 | Des Moines WA | 33,032 | $92K | 12.1% | 7.5% | 3% | B− |
| 677 | Ruskin FL | 29,834 | $79K | 10.8% | 4.5% | 6% | B− |
| 678 | Douglasville GA | 41,523 | $79K | 10.7% | 6.0% | 9% | B− |
| 679 | Leominster MA | 44,194 | $84K | 9.2% | 6.2% | 20% | B− |
| 680 | Fridley MN | 30,829 | $78K | 11.9% | 6.5% | 9% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,037 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 25% | 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 Douglasville, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
Work in the towns next to Douglasville
The biggest share goes to South Fulton (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Douglasville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglasville | – | B− | B | 33 min | $79,107 |
| South Fulton | 4% | B | B+ | 33 min | $82,324 |
| Lithia Springs | 2% | C+ | C+ | 29 min | $62,417 |
| Mableton | 3% | B | B+ | 31 min | $77,980 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Douglasville’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 2024, 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 Douglasville: questions
What is the median household income in Douglasville?
$79,107 (±$10,087) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Douglasville?
10.7%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Douglasville?
33 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Douglasville work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlanta (16%, 12 mi), South Fulton (4%, 6 mi), Marietta (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Douglasville walkable?
Douglasville is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Douglasville without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Douglasville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Douglasville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.