Most of Gumlog commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 116 jobs in Gumlog, and 1,050 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Gumlog is better than 34% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (D). Home is the office for 9% of workers, next to 16% for Georgia as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Gumlog, in brief
Gumlog is a place people come home to
There are 116 jobs based in Gumlog, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Gumlog has about 1,400 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Gumlog workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 28 across Georgia. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
37% 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 ↓
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.
Inside Gumlog’s Jobs & income grade
All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Gumlog’s grade.
Unemployment (3.6%) is left out: Gumlog’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Gumlog could be anywhere from D to B.
The daily flow of workers through Gumlog
On a workday 1,018 residents head out to work, 32 work right here, and 84 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in Gumlog on a workday afternoon, 39% 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.
Commuting from Gumlog: about 35 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gumlog workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 864 commuters (the 9% 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.
Miles to work from Gumlog
About 37% 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.
13% of working residents work in Lavonia
Where Gumlog clocks in
4% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 41% of the jobs in Gumlog
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gumlog, 2013 → 2023: 62 → 116. 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 Gumlog’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Gumlog: mostly by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 948 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). 8.3% of Gumlog households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Gumlog’s commuters take a bus or train.
Gumlog next to U.S. towns of 1,700 to 3,200: 3,071st of 4,995 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Berkeley Lake GA | 2,034 | $166K | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 118 | Fairplay GA | 1,881 | $120K | 1.6% | 1.2% | <1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 202 | Isle of Hope GA | 2,053 | $105K | 1.4% | 1.3% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,069 | Marcellus Township MI | 2,411 | $73K | 10.8% | 5.9% | 9% | C |
| 3,070 | Lick Township OH | 2,652 | $46K | 18.4% | 0.0% | 5% | C |
| 3,071 | Gumlog GA | 2,382 | $69K | 11.4% | 3.6% | 3% | C |
| 3,072 | Mount Sterling IL | 2,155 | $59K | 12.3% | 3.1% | 34% | C |
| 3,073 | Lisbon OH | 2,496 | $47K | 25.9% | 2.3% | 13% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 4,995 | 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 Gumlog, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
Work next door: 13% of Gumlog’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Lavonia. Darker towns draw more of Gumlog’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 Gumlog: questions
What is the median household income in Gumlog?
$68,571 (±$11,483) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gumlog?
11.4%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gumlog?
35 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gumlog work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lavonia (13%, 5 mi), Toccoa (4%, 14 mi), Athens (3%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Gumlog walkable?
Gumlog is more walkable than 6% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Gumlog without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gumlog, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gumlog
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.