With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Phillipsburg works elsewhere
Below the poverty line: 21.8% of residents; Georgia has 13.4%. Phillipsburg has 11 jobs, against 234 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 16% across Georgia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Phillipsburg stands out on work
Phillipsburg is a place people come home to
There are 11 jobs based in Phillipsburg, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Phillipsburg has about 0 people in it, 100% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Phillipsburg works in Tifton
76 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Tifton, 1.6 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Phillipsburg itself. The commute map ↓
Few Phillipsburg workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Georgia. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 234 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Phillipsburg for work, and who comes in
On a workday 234 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Phillipsburg on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
32% of working residents work in Tifton
Where Phillipsburg clocks in
32% of workers
4% 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.
Working from home in Phillipsburg
of Phillipsburg workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 83 commuters (the 0% 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.
In Phillipsburg, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Phillipsburg, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 11. 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 Phillipsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from Phillipsburg
About 18% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Phillipsburg and its neighbors: 32% work next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Phillipsburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phillipsburg | – | — | — | — | $22,120 |
| Tifton | 32% | C− | A− | 19 min | $45,298 |
| Unionville | under 1% | D | C+ | 26 min | $53,351 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Tifton. Darker towns draw more of Phillipsburg’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 Phillipsburg: questions
What is the median household income in Phillipsburg?
$22,120 (±$7,075) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Phillipsburg?
21.8%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Phillipsburg work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tifton (32%, 2 mi), Valdosta (4%, 43 mi), Moultrie (3%, 24 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Phillipsburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 38% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Phillipsburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Phillipsburg
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.