Photo: John Trainor · CC BY 2.0At 3.4%, unemployment in Newnan is lower than in 63% of U.S. towns
About one in seven work in Newnan itself; outside it, Atlanta draws the most (10%, 34 miles). Newnan grades B+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. The average commute takes 29 minutes each way, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Newnan, in a few figures
Newnan draws workers from far and wide
The 16,801 jobs in Newnan are filled from a wide area. Newnan’s own residents hold 16% and the ten next-biggest home towns 11%; the other 73% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Newnan’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Newnan is Atlanta, 34 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (2,003) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. 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 Newnan’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Newnan is better than 69% of U.S. towns, #51 of 263 in Georgia. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 72% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (8.6%, U.S. 12.5%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Newnan could be anywhere from B− to A−.
Where Newnan’s working residents head each day
Where Newnan clocks in
10% 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.
How far it is to work from Newnan
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 daily flow of workers through Newnan
On a workday 17,207 residents head out to work, 2,685 work right here, and 14,116 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.84 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
What work there is in Newnan: 16,801 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Newnan, 2013 → 2023: 14,021 → 16,801. 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 Newnan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 29 minutes each way for Newnan’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newnan workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19,178 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 commute in Newnan is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Newnan is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns, #153 of 263 in Georgia. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.1% 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 22,031 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). 5.7% of Newnan households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Newnan’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Newnan is 462nd among 969 U.S. towns of 32,000 to 62,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| 3 | Upper Arlington OH | 35,893 | $155K | 3.3% | 2.0% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Dunwoody GA | 51,792 | $122K | 6.1% | 1.9% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 31 | Milton GA | 41,266 | $171K | 4.3% | 2.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 191 | Woodstock GA | 39,895 | $103K | 6.6% | 2.7% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 460 | Stratford CT | 53,908 | $96K | 6.7% | 6.7% | 12% | B+ |
| 461 | Carrollwood FL | 36,725 | $82K | 8.4% | 4.5% | 5% | B+ |
| 462 | Newnan GA | 45,867 | $82K | 8.6% | 3.4% | 13% | B+ |
| 463 | Huber Heights OH | 43,905 | $79K | 9.6% | 3.4% | 9% | B+ |
| 464 | Cleburne TX | 39,942 | $71K | 10.0% | 2.0% | 23% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 969 | 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 Newnan, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
The towns around Newnan
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Newnan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newnan | – | B+ | B− | 29 min | $82,292 |
| East Newnan | under 2% | — | — | 35 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. East Newnan: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Newnan’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 Newnan: questions
What is the median household income in Newnan?
$82,292 (±$9,929) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newnan?
8.6%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newnan?
29 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newnan work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlanta (10%, 34 mi), Peachtree City (5%, 12 mi), College Park (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Newnan walkable?
Newnan is more walkable than 50% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Newnan without a car?
<1% 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 Newnan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newnan
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.