Hannahs Mill has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
353 jobs are based in Hannahs Mill; 1,361 of its residents have a job. The two grades for Hannahs Mill are C+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Home is the office for 2% of workers (Georgia 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Hannahs Mill
Hannahs Mill and Thomaston trade workers both ways
Thomaston is the top workplace for Hannahs Mill residents (18%) and also where the most people who work in Hannahs Mill come from (12% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Hannahs Mill workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 16% across Georgia. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
Hannahs Mill is a place people come home to
There are 353 jobs based in Hannahs Mill, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hannahs Mill has about 2,200 people in it, 31% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Many jobs in Hannahs Mill pay little
26% of the jobs based in Hannahs Mill pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
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 Hannahs Mill’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hannahs Mill is better than 41% of U.S. towns, #124 of 263 in Georgia. Unemployment holds Hannahs Mill’s grade up (3.1%, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 24% of U.S. towns).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hannahs Mill could be anywhere from D to A−.
18% of working residents work in Thomaston
Where Hannahs Mill clocks in
18% of workers
4% of workers
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.
Commuting from Hannahs Mill: about 26 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hannahs Mill workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,413 commuters (the 2% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Hannahs Mill
On a workday 1,319 residents head out to work, 42 work right here, and 311 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Hannahs Mill on a workday afternoon, 31% 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.
Jobs in Hannahs Mill: what the 353 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hannahs Mill, 2013 → 2023: 176 → 353. 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 Hannahs Mill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Hannahs Mill’s workers travel
About 29% 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 Hannahs Mill is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hannahs Mill is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns, #170 of 263 in Georgia. Both inputs place Hannahs Mill near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,449 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). 2.0% of Hannahs Mill households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hannahs Mill’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,300 to 4,400, Hannahs Mill ranks 2,650th of 4,453 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 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 96 | Avondale Estates GA | 3,543 | $124K | 6.3% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 262 | Ball Ground GA | 3,470 | $118K | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 339 | Chattahoochee Hills GA | 3,524 | $112K | 1.1% | 3.8% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,648 | Porter Township MI | 3,946 | $80K | 10.7% | 6.7% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,649 | Claibourne Township OH | 4,151 | $66K | 9.8% | 4.8% | 6% | C+ |
| 2,650 | Hannahs Mill GA | 3,230 | $70K | 11.7% | 3.1% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,651 | Morton MS | 3,694 | $42K | 16.1% | 0.3% | 26% | C+ |
| 2,652 | Friday Harbor WA | 2,729 | $80K | 12.8% | 2.7% | 45% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,453 | 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 Hannahs Mill, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
18% of Hannahs Mill works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hannahs Mill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hannahs Mill | – | C+ | B− | 26 min | $69,850 |
| Thomaston | 18% | D | A− | 23 min | $38,917 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Thomaston. Darker towns draw more of Hannahs Mill’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 Hannahs Mill: questions
What is the median household income in Hannahs Mill?
$69,850 (±$20,389) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hannahs Mill?
11.7%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hannahs Mill?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hannahs Mill work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Thomaston (18%, 3 mi), Atlanta (4%, 57 mi), Griffin (4%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hannahs Mill walkable?
Hannahs Mill is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hannahs Mill without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hannahs Mill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hannahs Mill
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.