Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 4.0Redan has higher unemployment (10.0%) than 94% of U.S. towns
For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 5.5 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 22.2 in Atlanta. Jobs and income earn Redan C+; getting around on foot earns it A. Hardly any work in Redan; the top destination outside it is Atlanta (22%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Redan, in a few figures
Redan is a place people come home to
There are 1,617 jobs based in Redan, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Redan has about 19,000 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Redan workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 35 minutes each way, against 28 across Georgia. Over a year that’s about 268 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. 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.
The four measures behind Redan’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Redan is better than 41% of U.S. towns, #123 of 263 in Georgia. Job access by car holds Redan’s grade up (ahead of 92% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Redan could be anywhere from C to B−.
Who leaves Redan for work, and who comes in
On a workday 13,065 residents head out to work, 99 work right here, and 1,518 people come in from elsewhere.
About 19,000 people are in Redan on a workday afternoon, 37% fewer than live here.
0.12 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.
Redan’s commute takes about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Redan workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12,557 commuters (the 16% 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.
Commuting out of Redan: the destinations
Where Redan clocks in
22% 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.
Inside Redan’s 1,617 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Redan, 2013 → 2023: 1,421 → 1,617. 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 Redan’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Redan
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.
Redan is easy on foot, hard by bus
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Redan is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns, #28 of 263 in Georgia. Both inputs place Redan near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 14,912 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 67% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 5.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 86% 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). 6.7% of Redan households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 5% of Redan’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Redan ranks: 1,014th of 1,334 U.S. towns of 22,000 to 42,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Springfield VA | 22,532 | $163K | 1.9% | 1.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 3 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 61 | Milton GA | 41,266 | $171K | 4.3% | 2.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 248 | Decatur GA | 25,276 | $139K | 6.2% | 4.3% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 273 | Woodstock GA | 39,895 | $103K | 6.6% | 2.7% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,012 | Winona MN | 26,530 | $56K | 23.1% | 2.7% | 60% | C+ |
| 1,013 | Clarksville IN | 22,253 | $60K | 16.5% | 5.2% | 10% | C+ |
| 1,014 | Redan GA | 31,017 | $65K | 11.4% | 10.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 1,015 | Machesney Park IL | 22,805 | $75K | 13.7% | 7.1% | 7% | C+ |
| 1,016 | Granite City IL | 26,807 | $59K | 14.8% | 5.7% | 17% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,334 | Barstow CA | 24,804 | $53K | 23.1% | 11.9% | 17% | 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 Redan, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
The towns around Redan
The biggest share goes to Stonecrest (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Redan workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redan | – | C+ | A | 35 min | $65,227 |
| Stonecrest | 4% | C | A− | 36 min | $64,591 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Redan’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 Redan: questions
What is the median household income in Redan?
$65,227 (±$6,184) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Redan?
11.4%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Redan?
35 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Redan work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlanta (22%, 15 mi), Sandy Springs (4%, 18 mi), Stonecrest (4%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Redan walkable?
Redan is more walkable than 86% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.1 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Redan without a car?
5% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Redan, from the people who make the trip.
More of Redan
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.