Epworth has some of the lowest unemployment in the country, with hardly anyone out of work
Hardly any stay in Epworth for work; outside it, Blue Ridge is the main destination (19%, 7 miles). Jobs and income earn Epworth C; getting around on foot earns it D. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Georgia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Epworth apart
Epworth is a place people come home to
There are 1 jobs based in Epworth, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
45% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from Epworth are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 28 across Georgia. That’s about 100 hours a year less on the road than the typical Georgia 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; with 221 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Epworth
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Epworth is better than 29% of U.S. towns. Unemployment holds Epworth’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); the poverty rate pulls it down (40.6%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Epworth could be anywhere from C− to B−.
How a workday changes Epworth
On a workday 221 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,800 people are in Epworth on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Miles to work from Epworth
About 45% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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 trip to work from Epworth: about 15 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Epworth workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 982 commuters (the 0% 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 towns that employ Epworth’s residents
Where Epworth clocks in
19% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Epworth
1 jobs are based in Epworth.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Epworth, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 1. 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 Epworth’s own residents hold wherever they work.
For most of Epworth, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Epworth is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 982 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Epworth households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Epworth’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,435th of 5,509: where Epworth ranks among U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Berkeley Lake GA | 2,034 | $166K | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 120 | Fairplay GA | 1,881 | $120K | 1.6% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 200 | Isle of Hope GA | 2,053 | $105K | 1.4% | 1.3% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,433 | Dudley Township OH | 1,448 | $78K | 23.3% | 3.4% | <1% | C |
| 3,434 | Ayr Township PA | 1,995 | $62K | 9.0% | 4.2% | 22% | C |
| 3,435 | Epworth GA | 1,994 | $67K | 40.6% | 0.0% | 0% | C |
| 3,436 | Vinita Park MO | 1,923 | $54K | 20.8% | 7.1% | 2% | C |
| 3,437 | Prophetstown Township IL | 2,425 | $69K | 10.4% | 5.7% | 15% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 5,509 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Epworth, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
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 Epworth: questions
What is the median household income in Epworth?
$67,176 (±$19,871) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Epworth?
40.6%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Epworth?
15 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Epworth work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Blue Ridge (19%, 7 mi), Atlanta (4%, 82 mi), Blairsville (3%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Epworth walkable?
Epworth is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.5 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Epworth without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Epworth, from the people who make the trip.
More of Epworth
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.