Oakwood draws 7,636 commuters a day, with 3.0 jobs for every working resident
Only 6% work in Oakwood itself; outside it, Gainesville draws the most (22%, 6 miles). Oakwood has 7,800 jobs for 2,562 working residents. The two grades for Oakwood are B+ for jobs and income and C+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Oakwood stands out on work
Oakwood has far more jobs than workers
Oakwood has 7,800 jobs, 3.0 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 12,000 people are in town, 72% more than the 7,200 who live here. Day and night ↓
Oakwood draws workers from far and wide
The 7,800 jobs in Oakwood are filled from a wide area. The ten biggest home towns of its workers supply 18%; the other 80% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Oakwood has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Oakwood went from 5,017 in 2014 to 7,800 in 2024, +55%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
41% of the jobs in Oakwood are in trade, transport and utilities, against 22% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Oakwood
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Oakwood is better than 68% of U.S. towns, #55 of 263 in Georgia. Job access by car holds Oakwood’s grade up (ahead of 78% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($67,917, U.S. $80,734). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Oakwood could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Who leaves Oakwood for work, and who comes in
On a workday 2,398 residents head out to work and 164 work right here.
About 12,000 people are in Oakwood on a workday afternoon, 72% more than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Who travels to work in Oakwood, and from where
Where Oakwood clocks in
22% of workers
4% 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 kinds of work in Oakwood
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Oakwood, 2014 → 2024: 5,017 → 7,800. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Oakwood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Oakwood: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Oakwood workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,124 commuters (the 9% 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.
Miles to work from Oakwood
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Oakwood is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Oakwood is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns, #179 of 263 in Georgia. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.6% 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 3,436 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). 11.9% of Oakwood households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Oakwood’s commuters take a bus or train.
Oakwood is 1,222nd of 3,122 U.S. towns of 5,100 to 9,800 on jobs and income
| # | 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Tyrone GA | 8,091 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Grayson GA | 5,569 | $131K | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 152 | Senoia GA | 6,276 | $125K | 1.1% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,220 | Turner ME | 6,127 | $100K | 3.0% | 4.2% | 13% | B+ |
| 1,221 | Freeport ME | 8,934 | $107K | 8.5% | 4.8% | 21% | B+ |
| 1,222 | Oakwood GA | 7,245 | $68K | 8.1% | 3.0% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,223 | Waterford NY | 8,032 | $87K | 8.3% | 4.3% | 6% | B+ |
| 1,224 | Lugoff SC | 9,786 | $69K | 8.1% | 1.9% | 7% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,122 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Oakwood, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
Next door is work for 24% of Oakwood
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Oakwood workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood | – | B+ | C+ | 28 min | $67,917 |
| Gainesville | 22% | B− | A− | 24 min | $66,974 |
| Flowery Branch | 2% | A | B− | 28 min | $103,942 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Gainesville. Darker towns draw more of Oakwood’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 2024, 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 Oakwood: questions
What is the median household income in Oakwood?
$67,917 (±$12,511) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Oakwood?
8.1%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Oakwood?
28 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Oakwood work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gainesville (22%, 6 mi), Buford (4%, 9 mi), Atlanta (4%, 44 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Oakwood walkable?
Oakwood is more walkable than 43% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Oakwood without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oakwood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oakwood
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.