Most of Milstead commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 19 minutes on average; Georgia averages 28, the U.S. 26. There are 159 jobs in Milstead, and 292 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Milstead itself; outside it, Atlanta draws the most (14%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Milstead apart on work
Milstead’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Milstead is Atlanta, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (40) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Milstead are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 28 across Georgia. That’s about 69 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 292 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The distance from Milstead to work
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.
About 19 minutes to work from Milstead
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Milstead workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 186 commuters (the 13% 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 commute in and out of Milstead
On a workday 292 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 159 people come in from elsewhere.
About 560 people are in Milstead on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Where Milstead’s working residents head each day
Where Milstead clocks in
14% of workers
9% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Milstead
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Milstead, 2013 → 2023: 87 → 159. 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 Milstead’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Milstead and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Conyers (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Milstead’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 Milstead: questions
What is the median household income in Milstead?
$54,315 (±$10,609) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Milstead?
28.7%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Milstead?
19 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Milstead work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlanta (14%, 25 mi), Conyers (9%, 2 mi), Sandy Springs (4%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Milstead 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 Milstead, from the people who make the trip.
More of Milstead
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.