Gresham Park has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 7.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 22.2 in Atlanta. There are 1,429 jobs in Gresham Park, against 3,194 working residents. For jobs and income Gresham Park is better than 44% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns (A−).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Gresham Park apart
Stores, warehouses and trucking
76% of the jobs in Gresham Park are in trade, transport and utilities, against 21% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
37% of Gresham Park works in Atlanta
1,192 working residents, 37%, have their main job in Atlanta, 7.4 miles away across the town line. That’s 37 times as many as work in Gresham Park 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.
The figures behind Gresham Park’s Jobs & income grade
Job access by car holds Gresham Park’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down (19.5%, U.S. 12.5%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Gresham Park could be anywhere from C to A−.
66% of the jobs in Gresham Park pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gresham Park, 2013 → 2023: 1,172 → 1,429. 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 Gresham Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
37% of working residents work in Atlanta
Where Gresham Park clocks in
37% of workers
5% 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.
Gresham Park on a workday afternoon
On a workday 3,173 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 1,408 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,200 people are in Gresham Park on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
About 29 minutes each way for Gresham Park’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gresham Park workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,559 commuters (the 23% 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.
Where in the region Gresham Park works
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.
Gresham Park is easy on foot, hard by bus
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, above 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 3,324 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 87% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 54% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 7.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 90% 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). 9.6% of Gresham Park households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Gresham Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 4,900 to 9,400, Gresham Park ranks 1,990th of 3,167 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
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| 50 | Tyrone GA | 8,091 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Grayson GA | 5,569 | $131K | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 149 | Senoia GA | 6,276 | $125K | 1.1% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,988 | Shalersville Township OH | 5,304 | $62K | 10.5% | 5.4% | 5% | C+ |
| 1,989 | Ave Maria FL | 8,258 | $103K | 11.0% | 5.9% | 24% | C+ |
| 1,990 | Gresham Park GA | 6,935 | $71K | 19.5% | 5.8% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,991 | Bemiss GA | 9,201 | $93K | 10.7% | 6.3% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,992 | Hartwell GA | 4,914 | $49K | 12.7% | 0.8% | 16% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,167 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Gresham Park, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
Work next door: 37% of Gresham Park’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gresham Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gresham Park | – | C+ | A− | 29 min | $71,042 |
| Panthersville | under 2% | C | A | 37 min | $52,236 |
| Atlanta | 37% | B− | A+ | 27 min | $85,652 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Atlanta. Darker towns draw more of Gresham Park’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 Gresham Park: questions
What is the median household income in Gresham Park?
$71,042 (±$11,936) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gresham Park?
19.5%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gresham Park?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gresham Park work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlanta (37%, 7 mi), Sandy Springs (5%, 16 mi), College Park (3%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Gresham Park walkable?
Gresham Park is more walkable than 79% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 9.9 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gresham Park without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. 54% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gresham Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gresham Park
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.