Dixie Coca-Cola Bottling Company Plant · Photo: Ganeshk · CC BY-SA 3.0Milton has higher household incomes than 97% of U.S. towns
39% of workers have no commute at all (Georgia 16%). The poverty rate is 4.3%; Georgia has 13.4%. For jobs and income Milton is better than 97% of U.S. towns (A+); for walkability it is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (B+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Milton stands out on work
Home offices are common in Milton
39% of Milton workers work from home, against 16% across Georgia. Time on the road ↓
Milton draws workers from far and wide
The 9,878 jobs in Milton are filled from a wide area. Milton’s own residents hold 9% and the ten next-biggest home towns 24%; the other 67% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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 Milton’s Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($171,295, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (2.8%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Milton could be anywhere from A to A+.
From Milton, about 28 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Milton workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 13,386 commuters (the 39% 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.
18% of working residents work in Alpharetta
Where Milton clocks in
15% of workers
8% 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.
Milton on a workday afternoon
On a workday 18,059 residents head out to work, 865 work right here, and 9,013 people come in from elsewhere.
About 32,000 people are in Milton on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.52 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
67% of the jobs in Milton pay over $3,333 a month
9,878 jobs are based in Milton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Milton, 2013 → 2023: 9,795 → 9,878. 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 Milton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Milton goes 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.
Getting around Milton: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.1% across Georgia.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 21,950 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 28% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 12% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 78% 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). 1.8% of Milton households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Milton’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Milton is 35th of 1,037 U.S. towns of 29,000 to 56,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 32 | Dunwoody GA | 51,792 | $122K | 6.1% | 1.9% | 9% | A+ |
| 33 | Northbrook IL | 34,744 | $158K | 4.3% | 3.2% | 12% | A+ |
| 34 | Glastonbury CT | 35,503 | $157K | 3.8% | 2.9% | 15% | A+ |
| 35 | Milton GA | 41,266 | $171K | 4.3% | 2.8% | 5% | A+ |
| 36 | Merrimack NH | 29,699 | $127K | 3.0% | 1.9% | 17% | A+ |
| 37 | Erie CO | 40,904 | $173K | 2.3% | 3.1% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 208 | Woodstock GA | 39,895 | $103K | 6.6% | 2.7% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 288 | Peachtree Corners GA | 42,519 | $82K | 7.9% | 2.5% | 8% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,037 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Milton, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
The towns next door employ 23% of Milton
The biggest share goes to Alpharetta (18%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Milton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton | – | A+ | B+ | 28 min | $171,295 |
| Alpharetta | 18% | A | A− | 26 min | $147,612 |
| Roswell | 5% | A | A− | 27 min | $128,654 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Milton’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 Milton: questions
What is the median household income in Milton?
$171,295 (±$18,779) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Milton?
4.3%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Milton?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 39% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Milton work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alpharetta (18%, 6 mi), Atlanta (15%, 27 mi), Sandy Springs (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Milton walkable?
Milton is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Milton without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 12% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Milton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Milton
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.