Photo: Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 3.0Work, pay and getting to work in Roberta
6% of workers have no commute at all (Georgia 16%). About one in ten work in Roberta itself; outside it, Macon-Bibb County draws the most (19%, 19 miles). Working residents average 24 minutes each way; Georgia averages 28, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Roberta and work: the main findings
A big share show a job far from home
44% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Roberta and Macon-Bibb County trade workers both ways
Macon-Bibb County is the top workplace for Roberta residents (19%) and also where the most people who work in Roberta come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Roberta than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Roberta fell from 718 in 2013 to 470 in 2023, −35%. 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 307 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The commute from Roberta, by distance
About 44% 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.
Who travels to work in Roberta, and from where
Where Roberta clocks in
19% of workers
7% 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.
Most jobs in Roberta are in services
470 jobs are based in Roberta.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Roberta, 2013 → 2023: 718 → 470. 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 Roberta’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Who works in Roberta, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 280 residents head out to work, 27 work right here, and 443 people come in from elsewhere.
About 930 people are in Roberta on a workday afternoon, 21% more than live here.
1.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 trip to work from Roberta: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Roberta workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 316 commuters (the 6% 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.
The towns around Roberta
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Roberta workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta | – | — | — | 24 min | $54,766 |
| Knoxville | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Knoxville: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Roberta’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 Roberta: questions
What is the median household income in Roberta?
$54,766 (±$17,031) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Roberta?
36.8%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Roberta?
24 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Roberta work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Macon-Bibb County (19%, 19 mi), Warner Robins (7%, 22 mi), Atlanta (4%, 76 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Roberta without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 24% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Roberta, from the people who make the trip.
More of Roberta
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.