With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Fairview works elsewhere
6% of workers work from home; Georgia has 16%. Employers in Fairview report 128 jobs; 2,483 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Fairview C+; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Fairview apart
Many Fairview workers cross into Tennessee
49% of Fairview workers work outside Georgia, most of them in Tennessee, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Fairview than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Fairview fell from 354 in 2013 to 128 in 2023, −64%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Fairview is a place people come home to
There are 128 jobs based in Fairview, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Fairview has about 2,900 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
36% of Fairview works in Chattanooga
883 working residents, 36%, have their main job in Chattanooga, TN, 9.8 miles away. That’s far more as work in Fairview itself. 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.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Fairview
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fairview is better than 35% of U.S. towns, #141 of 263 in Georgia. Unemployment holds Fairview’s grade up (4.1%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($64,050, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fairview could be anywhere from D to B+.
36% of working residents work in Chattanooga
Where Fairview clocks in
36% 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 Fairview’s employers do
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fairview, 2013 → 2023: 354 → 128. 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 Fairview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Fairview on a workday
On a workday 2,475 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 120 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Fairview on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
How long Fairview spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fairview workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,238 commuters (the 6% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Fairview
About 18% 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 commute in Fairview is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fairview is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns, #255 of 263 in Georgia. 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 2,370 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). 1.3% of Fairview households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fairview’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,651 U.S. towns of 3,700 to 7,200, Fairview comes 2,520th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 77 | Grayson GA | 5,569 | $131K | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 169 | Senoia GA | 6,276 | $125K | 1.1% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 415 | Temple GA | 6,564 | $91K | 2.6% | 1.0% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,518 | Chester Township PA | 4,068 | $58K | 16.3% | 6.8% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,519 | Suncoast Estates FL | 4,369 | $39K | 26.4% | 2.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,520 | Fairview GA | 5,302 | $64K | 13.1% | 4.1% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,521 | Osawatomie KS | 4,215 | $67K | 16.6% | 4.2% | 15% | C+ |
| 2,522 | Blaine WA | 6,475 | $84K | 13.1% | 5.5% | 17% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,651 | 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 Fairview, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
Work in the towns next to Fairview
The biggest share goes to Fort Oglethorpe (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fairview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | – | C+ | D | 26 min | $64,050 |
| Fort Oglethorpe | 8% | C | C+ | 21 min | $51,867 |
| Chattanooga Valley | 1% | C | D | 28 min | $52,813 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Fairview’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 Fairview: questions
What is the median household income in Fairview?
$64,050 (±$13,510) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fairview?
13.1%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fairview?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fairview work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chattanooga (36%, 10 mi), Fort Oglethorpe (8%, 3 mi), LaFayette (4%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fairview walkable?
Fairview 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 Fairview without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fairview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fairview
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.