Photo: Keizers · CC BY-SA 3.0There are 2.0 jobs in Hapeville for every working resident, and 5,826 people commute in
For jobs and income Hapeville is better than 66% of U.S. towns (B+); for walkability it is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (A). Employers in Hapeville report 5,925 jobs for 2,896 working residents. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 9.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 22.2 in Atlanta.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Hapeville stands out on work
Hapeville is where the jobs are
Hapeville has 5,925 jobs, 2.1 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 10,000 people are in town, 41% more than the 7,400 who live here. Day and night ↓
Hapeville draws workers from far and wide
The 5,925 jobs in Hapeville are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 28%; the other 70% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
A lot of Hapeville works one town over
33% of working residents work in a town that borders Hapeville: Atlanta (30%) and East Point (3%). Next door ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Hapeville than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Hapeville fell from 8,560 in 2014 to 5,925 in 2024, −31%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
Commutes from Hapeville are quick
The average trip to work takes 23 minutes, against 28 across Georgia. That’s about 38 hours a year less on the road than the typical Georgia worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Jobs & income in Hapeville: the grade in detail
Job access by car holds Hapeville’s grade up (ahead of 97% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.7%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hapeville could be anywhere from C to A.
Hapeville fills up on a workday
On a workday 2,797 residents head out to work and 99 work right here.
About 10,000 people are in Hapeville on a workday afternoon, 41% more than live here.
2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that send workers to Hapeville
Where Hapeville clocks in
30% of workers
11% 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.
The kinds of work in Hapeville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hapeville, 2014 → 2024: 8,560 → 5,925. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hapeville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 23 minutes in Hapeville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hapeville workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,122 commuters (the 16% 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 far Hapeville goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Hapeville is more walkable than most U.S. towns, with limited transit
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,707 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 13% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 9.2 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 93% 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). 6.3% of Hapeville households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Hapeville’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,259th of 3,083: where Hapeville ranks among U.S. towns of 5,200 to 10,000
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 52 | Tyrone GA | 8,091 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 66 | Grayson GA | 5,569 | $131K | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 153 | Senoia GA | 6,276 | $125K | 1.1% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,257 | Citrus Hills FL | 9,304 | $86K | 5.9% | 2.6% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,258 | Howland Center OH | 6,266 | $86K | 7.0% | 4.9% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,259 | Hapeville GA | 7,410 | $96K | 9.3% | 6.7% | 3% | B+ |
| 1,260 | Mount Rainier MD | 8,307 | $69K | 6.3% | 5.3% | 1% | B+ |
| 1,261 | Centerville SC | 7,049 | $64K | 8.8% | 1.6% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,083 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Hapeville, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
Hapeville and its neighbors: 33% work next door
The biggest share goes to Atlanta (30%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hapeville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hapeville | – | B+ | A | 23 min | $95,714 |
| Atlanta | 30% | B− | A+ | 27 min | $85,652 |
| East Point | 3% | C+ | A | 30 min | $68,598 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hapeville’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 2024, 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 Hapeville: questions
What is the median household income in Hapeville?
$95,714 (±$49,141) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hapeville?
9.3%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hapeville?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hapeville work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlanta (30%, 7 mi), College Park (11%, 3 mi), Sandy Springs (3%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Hapeville walkable?
Hapeville is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.5 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hapeville without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 13% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hapeville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hapeville
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.