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Jobs & commute in Hagan

Hagan has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each

A typical one-way commute lasts 22 minutes; Georgia averages 28, the U.S. 26. Employers in Hagan report 183 jobs, against 351 working residents. 7% of workers have no commute at all (Georgia 16%).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

183 jobs based here
Household income
$50K
median · Georgia $77K
Poverty
31.6%
Georgia 13.4%
Unemployment
6.0%
Georgia 5.1% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
22 min
Georgia 28 · U.S. 26
Work in town
3%
9 of 351 working residents
Work from home
7%
Georgia 16% · U.S. 15%
What stands out

Work in Hagan: the figures worth knowing

22 minaverage commute · GA 28
★ What stands out · Time on the road

The trip to work from Hagan: about 22 minutes

A year of commuting
169 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Hagan22 min
Georgia28 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
7%

of Hagan workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Hagan gets to work
72%Drive alone
14%Carpool
11%Walk
2%Other

Share of the 515 commuters (the 7% 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.

Day and night

Hagan on a workday afternoon

On a workday 342 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 174 people come in from elsewhere.

342live here, work elsewhere
9live and work here
174work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night950
Workday790
950live here− 340head out to work+ 170come in to work= 790on a workday

About 790 people are in Hagan on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.52jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

14% of working residents work in Claxton

Bellville: 6 residents work here (2%)Claxton: 50 residents work here (14%)HaganMcRae-HelenaGlennville: 11 residents work here (3%)MetterReidsville: 8 residents work here (2%)BaxleyWaycrossGarden City: 8 residents work here (2%)VidaliaStatesboro: 18 residents work here (5%)HinesvillePooler: 5 residents work here (1%)Savannah: 30 residents work here (9%)Atlanta: 5 residents work here (1%)ClaxtonSavannahStatesboroGlennvilleReidsvilleGarden CityHagan
1
Claxton1.3 mi away
14%50
2
Savannah44.2 mi away
9%30
3
Statesboro21.6 mi away
5%18
4
Glennville14.8 mi away
3%11
5
Hagan (in town)right here
3%9
6
Reidsville12.3 mi away
2%8
7
Garden City44.3 mi away
2%8
8
Bellville2.8 mi away
2%6
9
Pooler39.6 mi away
1%5
10
Atlanta182.4 mi away
1%5
Everywhere elseother towns and states
57%201
The top trips

Where Hagan clocks in

14% of workers
1.3 mi awayClaxton50 Hagan residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9%Savannah
9% of workers
44.2 mi awaySavannah30 Hagan residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%Statesboro
5% of workers
21.6 mi awayStatesboro18 Hagan residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

Jobs in Hagan: what the 183 are

Jobs based in HaganJobs Hagan residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms23%23%
Trade, transport & utilities44%26%
Services: health, schools, offices32%51%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less21%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%35%
Over $3,333 a month52%48%

Who does it

29 or younger22%23%
30 to 5455%51%
55 and older23%25%
−20%

Jobs based in Hagan, 2013 → 2023: 230 → 183. 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 Hagan’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far Hagan goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miClaxton: 14% · 1.3 miSavannah: 9% · 44.2 miStatesboro: 5% · 21.6 miGlennville: 3% · 14.8 miReidsville: 2% · 12.3 miGarden City: 2% · 44.3 miBellville: 2% · 2.8 miPooler: 1% · 39.6 miAtlanta: 1% · 182.4 miClaxton 14%Savannah 9%Statesboro 5%Glennville 3%Reidsville 2%Hagan
HaganTop destinations (size = commuters)
33%Under 10 mi114 residents
19%10–24 mi66 residents
22%25–50 mi76 residents
27%Over 50 mi93 residents

About 27% 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.

Next door

14% of Hagan works in a bordering town

Claxton: 14% of workers work hereClaxtonHagan
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Claxton14% of Hagan works here

Jobs & commute next door

TownHagan workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Hagan–——22 min$49,955
Claxton14%D−A27 min$32,692

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Claxton. Darker towns draw more of Hagan’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Hagan: questions

What is the median household income in Hagan?

$49,955 (±$25,103) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hagan?

31.6%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Hagan?

22 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Hagan work?

3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Claxton (14%, 1 mi), Savannah (9%, 44 mi), Statesboro (5%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Hagan without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Hagan, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

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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.