More people are out of work in Panthersville (9.3%) than in 93% of U.S. towns
Measured by household income, Panthersville is behind 85% of U.S. towns. Panthersville grades C for jobs and income and A for walkability. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 9.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 22.2 in Atlanta.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Panthersville: the figures worth knowing
Panthersville workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 28 across Georgia. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Panthersville and Atlanta trade workers both ways
Atlanta is the top workplace for Panthersville residents (28%) and also where the most people who work in Panthersville come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Panthersville pay little
31% of the jobs based in Panthersville pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Panthersville
49% of Panthersville residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 30% of the jobs based in Panthersville pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Panthersville empties out on a workday
About 5,900 people are in Panthersville on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than the 9,100 who live here: 4,500 head out to work and 1,300 come in. Day and night ↓
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 Panthersville’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Panthersville is better than 26% of U.S. towns, #165 of 263 in Georgia. Job access by car holds Panthersville’s grade up (ahead of 96% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Panthersville could be anywhere from C− to B−.
From Panthersville, about 37 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Panthersville workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,690 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.
28% of working residents work in Atlanta
Where Panthersville clocks in
28% of workers
3% of workers
3% 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.
What the 1,396 jobs in Panthersville are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Panthersville, 2013 → 2023: 1,532 → 1,396. 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 Panthersville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A workday in Panthersville: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 4,463 residents head out to work, 74 work right here, and 1,322 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,900 people are in Panthersville on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.
0.31 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.
The distance from Panthersville 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.
In Panthersville, walking beats the bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Panthersville is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns, #19 of 263 in Georgia. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 5.1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, above 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 4,247 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). Nearly all residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 97% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 9.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 93% 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). 14.6% of Panthersville households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Panthersville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Panthersville is 2,328th of 2,891 U.S. towns of 6,300 to 12,200 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Braddock VA | 6,536 | $212K | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 48 | Tyrone GA | 8,091 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 426 | Temple GA | 6,564 | $91K | 2.6% | 1.0% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 590 | Druid Hills GA | 8,169 | $130K | 9.3% | 3.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,326 | Thetford Township MI | 6,482 | $74K | 15.2% | 10.0% | 2% | C |
| 2,327 | La Cresta CA | 8,389 | $50K | 20.3% | 5.8% | 1% | C |
| 2,328 | Panthersville GA | 9,053 | $52K | 19.6% | 9.3% | 2% | C |
| 2,329 | Fort Oglethorpe GA | 10,868 | $52K | 11.1% | 5.7% | 8% | C |
| 2,330 | Delhi CA | 11,009 | $68K | 15.5% | 11.5% | 7% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 2,891 | 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 Panthersville, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
How Panthersville compares with the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Panthersville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panthersville | – | C | A | 37 min | $52,236 |
| Gresham Park | under 2% | C+ | A− | 29 min | $71,042 |
| Candler-McAfee | under 2% | C+ | A | 33 min | $64,699 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Panthersville’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 Panthersville: questions
What is the median household income in Panthersville?
$52,236 (±$7,844) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Panthersville?
19.6%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Panthersville?
37 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Panthersville work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlanta (28%, 9 mi), College Park (3%, 12 mi), Sandy Springs (3%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Panthersville walkable?
Panthersville is more walkable than 90% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 12.5 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Panthersville without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. 97% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Panthersville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Panthersville
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.