Work, pay and getting to work in Gough
0% of workers have no commute at all; Georgia has 16%. Hardly any work in Gough; the top destination outside it is Waynesboro (10%, 13 miles). The Census job records count 41 working residents of Gough and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Gough on a workday
On a workday 41 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 98 people are in Gough on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Where people from Gough work
Where Gough clocks in
10% 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.
Working from home in Gough
of Gough workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25 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.
How many miles Gough commutes
About 35% 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.
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 Gough: questions
What is the median household income in Gough?
$13,872 (±$354) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gough?
87.8%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Gough work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Waynesboro (10%, 13 mi), Augusta (10%, 21 mi), Stillmore (7%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Gough without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 51% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gough, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gough
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.