Photo: Jud McCranie · Public domainJekyll Island draws 1,073 commuters a day, with 3.0 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Jekyll Island report 1,089 jobs for 365 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 55% of workers (Georgia 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jekyll Island at work: what stands out
Home offices are common in Jekyll Island
55% of Jekyll Island workers work from home, against 16% across Georgia. Time on the road ↓
Jekyll Island is where the jobs are
Jekyll Island has 1,089 jobs, 3.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,500 people are in town, 94% more than the 770 who live here. Day and night ↓
Jekyll Island and Brunswick trade workers both ways
Brunswick is the top workplace for Jekyll Island residents (21%) and also where the most people who work in Jekyll Island come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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; with 365 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Working from home in Jekyll Island
of Jekyll Island workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 50 commuters (the 55% 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 daily flow of workers through Jekyll Island
On a workday 349 residents head out to work and 16 work right here.
About 1,500 people are in Jekyll Island on a workday afternoon, 94% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Commuting in to Jekyll Island: where workers come from
Where Jekyll Island clocks in
21% of workers
5% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jekyll Island, 2014 → 2024: 873 → 1,089. 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 Jekyll Island’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Jekyll Island’s commute, mile by mile
About 24% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
21% of Jekyll Island works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jekyll Island workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jekyll Island | – | — | — | — | — |
| Brunswick | 21% | D | B− | 18 min | $40,288 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Brunswick. Darker towns draw more of Jekyll Island’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 Jekyll Island: questions
What is the poverty rate in Jekyll Island?
0.0%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Jekyll Island work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brunswick (21%, 6 mi), Dock Junction (10%, 11 mi), St. Simons (5%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Jekyll Island without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jekyll Island, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jekyll Island
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.