With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Lakeview works elsewhere
The two grades for Lakeview are C for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Employers in Lakeview report 190 jobs; 1,851 of its residents have a job. 8% of workers work from home (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 Lakeview
Many Lakeview workers cross into Tennessee
44% of Lakeview workers work outside Georgia, most of them in Tennessee, the Census survey finds. The commute map ↓
Lakeview is a place people come home to
There are 190 jobs based in Lakeview, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Lakeview has about 3,100 people in it, 35% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
42% of Lakeview works in Chattanooga
776 working residents, 42%, have their main job in Chattanooga, TN, 6.1 miles away. That’s far more as work in Lakeview itself. The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Lakeview than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Lakeview fell from 324 in 2013 to 190 in 2023, −41%. 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 ↓
Most Lakeview residents work close to home
65% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. 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.
The four measures behind Lakeview’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Lakeview is better than 34% of U.S. towns, #144 of 263 in Georgia. Unemployment holds Lakeview’s grade up (4.3%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($61,405, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Lakeview could be anywhere from D to B.
42% of working residents work in Chattanooga
Where Lakeview clocks in
42% 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.
Lakeview by day and by night
On a workday 1,842 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 181 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Lakeview on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Lakeview
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lakeview, 2013 → 2023: 324 → 190. 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 Lakeview’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Lakeview, by distance
About 18% 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 trip to work from Lakeview: about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lakeview workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,157 commuters (the 8% 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.
Most trips from Lakeview start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lakeview is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns, #169 of 263 in Georgia. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.1% across Georgia, on an EPA index of 5.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,345 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). 2.3% of Lakeview households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lakeview’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,400, Lakeview ranks 2,659th of 3,867 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 72 | Grayson GA | 5,569 | $131K | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 101 | Avondale Estates GA | 3,543 | $124K | 6.3% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 152 | Senoia GA | 6,276 | $125K | 1.1% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,657 | Childress TX | 5,650 | $58K | 14.4% | 0.4% | 46% | C |
| 2,658 | Fort Kent ME | 4,151 | $56K | 11.2% | 2.0% | 57% | C |
| 2,659 | Lakeview GA | 4,723 | $61K | 13.1% | 4.3% | <1% | C |
| 2,660 | Desloge MO | 4,819 | $61K | 15.7% | 3.5% | 5% | C |
| 2,661 | Crane TX | 3,303 | $73K | 14.7% | 3.6% | 12% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,867 | 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 Lakeview, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
Lakeview and its neighbors: 12% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Lakeview workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview | – | C | B− | 21 min | $61,405 |
| Fort Oglethorpe | 8% | C | C+ | 21 min | $51,867 |
| Rossville | 1% | C− | C | 53 min | $59,191 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fort Oglethorpe. Darker towns draw more of Lakeview’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 Lakeview: questions
What is the median household income in Lakeview?
$61,405 (±$6,627) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lakeview?
13.1%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lakeview?
21 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lakeview work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chattanooga (42%, 6 mi), Fort Oglethorpe (8%, 3 mi), Ringgold (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lakeview walkable?
Lakeview is more walkable than 45% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lakeview 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 Lakeview, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lakeview
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.