Experiment ranks among the lowest-earning U.S. towns by household income
The two grades for Experiment are D for jobs and income and C− for walkability. Measured by household income, Experiment is among the lowest-earning towns in the country. Poverty touches 33.7% of residents (Georgia 13.4%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Experiment stands out on work
The jobs in Experiment pay better than its residents’ jobs
69% of the jobs based in Experiment pay over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year), against 46% of the jobs Experiment residents hold. 97% of the jobs here are held by people who live outside Experiment. The jobs ↓
Experiment makes and builds things
47% of the jobs based in Experiment are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Experiment residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 18%. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Experiment are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 28 across Georgia. That’s about 54 hours a year less on the road than the typical Georgia worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Experiment workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Georgia. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Experiment is a place people come home to
There are 329 jobs based in Experiment, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Experiment has about 2,500 people in it, 27% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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.
The four measures behind Experiment’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Experiment is better than 8% of U.S. towns, #221 of 263 in Georgia. Job access by car holds Experiment’s grade up (ahead of 64% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($33,333, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Experiment could be anywhere from D to C.
Factories, building and farms: 47% of the jobs in Experiment
329 jobs are based in Experiment.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Experiment, 2013 → 2023: 100 → 329. 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 Experiment’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Experiment: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Experiment workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,100 commuters (the 3% 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.
Experiment on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,250 residents head out to work, 10 work right here, and 319 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Experiment on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.26 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.
13% of working residents work in Griffin
Where Experiment clocks in
13% of workers
6% 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.
Experiment’s commute, mile by mile
About 17% 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.
For most of Experiment, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Experiment is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns, #229 of 263 in Georgia. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.3% 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 1,133 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). 18.7% of Experiment households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Experiment’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where Experiment sits among U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 106 | Avondale Estates GA | 3,543 | $124K | 6.3% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
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| 275 | Ball Ground GA | 3,470 | $118K | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2% | A |
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| 353 | Chattahoochee Hills GA | 3,524 | $112K | 1.1% | 3.8% | 4% | A |
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| 4,046 | Sage Township MI | 2,502 | $57K | 15.1% | 8.7% | 1% | D |
| 4,047 | Weaverville CA | 4,018 | $66K | 17.5% | 8.3% | 50% | D |
| 4,048 | Experiment GA | 3,387 | $33K | 33.7% | 12.4% | 1% | D |
| 4,049 | Mountain View HI | 3,756 | $69K | 20.9% | 7.7% | 3% | D |
| 4,050 | Ashdown AR | 4,135 | $56K | 20.8% | 10.2% | 21% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,402 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Experiment, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
Next door is work for 13% of Experiment
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Experiment workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experiment | – | D | C− | 21 min | $33,333 |
| Griffin | 13% | C− | B | 22 min | $43,632 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Griffin. Darker towns draw more of Experiment’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 Experiment: questions
What is the median household income in Experiment?
$33,333 (±$3,939) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Experiment?
33.7%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Experiment?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Experiment work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Griffin (13%, 3 mi), Atlanta (6%, 34 mi), Peachtree City (2%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Experiment walkable?
Experiment is more walkable than 23% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.4 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Experiment without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Experiment, from the people who make the trip.
More of Experiment
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.