Photo: Mikefairbanks · CC BY-SA 3.0Senoia has higher household incomes than 90% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute from Senoia lasts 31 minutes (Georgia 28, U.S. 26). 1.1% of residents live below the poverty line; Georgia has 13.4%. Jobs and income earn Senoia A+; getting around on foot earns it C−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Senoia at work: what stands out
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Senoia
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Senoia is better than 97% of U.S. towns, #6 of 263 in Georgia. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 63% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Senoia could be anywhere from A to A+.
33% of the jobs in Senoia make or build things
1,514 jobs are based in Senoia.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Senoia, 2013 → 2023: 1,047 → 1,514. 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 Senoia’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Senoia by day
On a workday 2,400 residents head out to work, 94 work right here, and 1,420 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,300 people are in Senoia on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.61 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.
14% of working residents work in Peachtree City
Where Senoia clocks in
11% of workers
7% 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.
Getting to work from Senoia takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Senoia workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,385 commuters (the 17% 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.
How far Senoia goes 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.
Most trips from Senoia start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Senoia is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns, #230 of 263 in Georgia. Both inputs place Senoia 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 2,867 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). 0.0% of Senoia households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Senoia’s commuters take a bus or train.
Senoia places 146th of 3,349 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 4,400 to 8,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Tyrone GA | 8,091 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 64 | Grayson GA | 5,569 | $131K | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 144 | Darnestown MD | 7,051 | $232K | 1.2% | 4.0% | 3% | A+ |
| 145 | Landen OH | 7,499 | $109K | 4.5% | 1.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 146 | Senoia GA | 6,276 | $125K | 1.1% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| 147 | Tabernacle Township NJ | 7,014 | $121K | 3.2% | 2.2% | 5% | A+ |
| 148 | Penn Township PA | 6,340 | $136K | 2.1% | 0.4% | 7% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 386 | Temple GA | 6,564 | $91K | 2.6% | 1.0% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,349 | 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 Senoia, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
14% of Senoia works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Senoia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senoia | – | A+ | C− | 31 min | $124,964 |
| Peachtree City | 14% | A− | B− | 29 min | $113,987 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Peachtree City. Darker towns draw more of Senoia’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 Senoia: questions
What is the median household income in Senoia?
$124,964 (±$23,117) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Senoia?
1.1%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Senoia?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 17% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Senoia work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Peachtree City (14%, 6 mi), Atlanta (11%, 32 mi), Fayetteville (7%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Senoia walkable?
Senoia is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Senoia without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Senoia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Senoia
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.