Unemployment in Putney (12.5%) is higher than in 98% of U.S. towns
1% of workers work from home (Georgia 16%). For jobs and income Putney is better than 21% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (D−). Only 2% stay in Putney for work; outside it, Albany is the main destination (39%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Putney, in a few figures
Putney and Albany trade workers both ways
Albany is the top workplace for Putney residents (39%) and also where the most people who work in Putney come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Putney is a place people come home to
There are 189 jobs based in Putney, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Putney than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Putney fell from 376 in 2013 to 189 in 2023, −50%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. 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; with 901 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Putney’s grade explained
Job access by car holds Putney’s grade up (ahead of 43% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Putney could be anywhere from D to B+.
The towns that employ Putney’s residents
Where Putney clocks in
39% of workers
4% of workers
2% 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 daily flow of workers through Putney
On a workday 882 residents head out to work, 19 work right here, and 170 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Putney on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
0.21 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.
Inside Putney’s 189 jobs
189 jobs are based in Putney.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Putney, 2013 → 2023: 376 → 189. 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 Putney’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 23 minutes each way for Putney’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Putney workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,373 commuters (the 1% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Putney
About 27% 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.
Most trips from Putney start in a car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,386 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). 3.2% of Putney households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Putney’s commuters take a bus or train.
Putney is 3,668th of 4,698 U.S. towns of 2,200 to 4,300 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 93 | Avondale Estates GA | 3,543 | $124K | 6.3% | 0.9% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 264 | Ball Ground GA | 3,470 | $118K | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 340 | Chattahoochee Hills GA | 3,524 | $112K | 1.1% | 3.8% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,666 | Glassport PA | 4,251 | $48K | 15.9% | 15.0% | 4% | C− |
| 3,667 | Cordes Lakes AZ | 3,808 | $62K | 10.9% | 4.6% | 1% | C− |
| 3,668 | Putney GA | 3,150 | $69K | 13.2% | 12.5% | 2% | C− |
| 3,669 | East Newark NJ | 2,574 | $49K | 40.6% | 9.3% | 1% | C− |
| 3,670 | Mosheim TN | 2,547 | $49K | 17.4% | 4.9% | 3% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,698 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Putney, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
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 Putney: questions
What is the median household income in Putney?
$68,627 (±$14,876) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Putney?
13.2%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Putney?
23 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Putney work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albany (39%, 8 mi), Camilla (4%, 18 mi), Columbus (2%, 85 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Putney walkable?
Putney is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Putney without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Putney, from the people who make the trip.
More of Putney
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.