Stately Oaks · Photo: Maksim Sundukov · CC BY-SA 4.0More people are out of work in Morrow (8.8%) than in 91% of U.S. towns
Only 3% work in Morrow; the top destination outside it is Atlanta (14%, 14 miles). Morrow grades C+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. Home is the office for 8% of workers; Georgia has 16%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Morrow: the gist
Morrow is where the jobs are
Morrow has 6,803 jobs, 2.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 11,000 people are in town, 70% more than the 6,200 who live here. Day and night ↓
Morrow draws workers from far and wide
The 6,803 jobs in Morrow are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 19%; the other 80% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Morrow pay little
26% of the jobs based in Morrow pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 33% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
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 Morrow’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Morrow is better than 38% of U.S. towns, #133 of 263 in Georgia. Job access by car holds Morrow’s grade up (ahead of 93% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Morrow could be anywhere from C− to A.
The workday shuffle in and out of Morrow
On a workday 2,359 residents head out to work, 71 work right here, and 6,732 people come in from elsewhere.
About 11,000 people are in Morrow on a workday afternoon, 70% more than live here.
2.8 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting in to Morrow: where workers come from
Where Morrow clocks in
14% 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.
The 6,803 jobs based in Morrow
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morrow, 2013 → 2023: 6,634 → 6,803. 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 Morrow’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 26 minutes to work from Morrow
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Morrow workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,481 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.
How far it is to work from Morrow
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.
In Morrow, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Morrow is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns, #92 of 263 in Georgia. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.5% 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 2,698 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 38% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 7% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 2.7 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 74% 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). 6.0% of Morrow households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Morrow’s commuters take a bus or train.
Morrow places 2,304th of 3,432 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 4,300 to 8,400
| # | 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 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 54 | Tyrone GA | 8,091 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 68 | Grayson GA | 5,569 | $131K | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 154 | Senoia GA | 6,276 | $125K | 1.1% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,302 | Allegan MI | 5,127 | $53K | 13.9% | 3.7% | 26% | C+ |
| 2,303 | Allegheny Township PA | 6,561 | $58K | 8.5% | 5.7% | 13% | C+ |
| 2,304 | Morrow GA | 6,211 | $74K | 19.1% | 8.8% | 3% | C+ |
| 2,305 | Carterville IL | 5,839 | $62K | 10.9% | 4.7% | 7% | C+ |
| 2,306 | Erwin TN | 6,019 | $47K | 12.6% | 3.2% | 24% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,432 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Morrow, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
Around Morrow: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Forest Park (4%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Morrow workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrow | – | C+ | B | 26 min | $73,693 |
| Forest Park | 4% | C | A | 29 min | $41,211 |
| Lake City | 1% | B | A− | 25 min | $54,464 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Morrow’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 Morrow: questions
What is the median household income in Morrow?
$73,693 (±$19,608) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morrow?
19.1%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Morrow?
26 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Morrow work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlanta (14%, 14 mi), Forest Park (4%, 3 mi), College Park (4%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Morrow walkable?
Morrow is more walkable than 65% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 10.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Morrow without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. 7% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Morrow, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morrow
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.