Household incomes in Smyrna are higher than in 77% of U.S. towns
At home: 30% of workers have no commute at all (Georgia 16%). Poverty touches 10.6% of residents (Georgia 13.4%). The two grades for Smyrna are A− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Smyrna, in brief
Smyrna trades workers with the towns around it
Smyrna has about as many jobs (30,993) as working residents (28,040), but they are mostly different people: 26,610 residents leave for work each day while 29,563 people come in. Only 5% of the jobs in Smyrna are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Smyrna draws workers from far and wide
The 30,993 jobs in Smyrna are filled from a wide area. Smyrna’s own residents hold 5% and the ten next-biggest home towns 20%; the other 75% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
A lot of Smyrna works from home
30% of Smyrna workers work from home, against 16% across Georgia. Time on the road ↓
A lot of Smyrna works one town over
33% of working residents work in a town that borders Smyrna: Atlanta (26%), Marietta (5%) and Mableton (2%). Next door ↓
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 Smyrna’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Smyrna is better than 78% of U.S. towns, #38 of 263 in Georgia. Job access by car holds Smyrna’s grade up (ahead of 94% of U.S. towns); the poverty rate pulls it down. It also does well on household income and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Smyrna could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The daily commute in and out of Smyrna
On a workday 26,610 residents head out to work, 1,430 work right here, and 29,563 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.11 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
26% of working residents work in Atlanta
Where Smyrna clocks in
26% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
A commute of about 30 minutes in Smyrna
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Smyrna workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22,824 commuters (the 30% 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.
What Smyrna’s employers do
30,993 jobs are based in Smyrna.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Smyrna, 2013 → 2023: 24,011 → 30,993. 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 Smyrna’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Smyrna
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.
Getting around Smyrna: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Smyrna is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns, #61 of 263 in Georgia. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.1% across Georgia.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 32,398 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 50% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, <1% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 3.8 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 80% 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). 4.0% of Smyrna households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Smyrna’s commuters take a bus or train.
Smyrna is 277th of 787 U.S. towns of 40,000 to 78,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Liberty Township OH | 40,625 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.5% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 16 | Dunwoody GA | 51,792 | $122K | 6.1% | 1.9% | 9% | A+ |
| 17 | Milton GA | 41,266 | $171K | 4.3% | 2.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 156 | Alpharetta GA | 66,921 | $148K | 5.6% | 4.9% | 18% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 275 | Kyle TX | 69,917 | $90K | 8.9% | 3.1% | 5% | A− |
| 276 | Sayreville NJ | 46,787 | $100K | 6.2% | 5.8% | 8% | A− |
| 277 | Smyrna GA | 57,513 | $100K | 10.6% | 3.7% | 5% | A− |
| 278 | Millcreek UT | 63,926 | $98K | 7.8% | 4.5% | 7% | A− |
| 279 | Weymouth Town MA | 59,759 | $103K | 7.7% | 4.9% | 10% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 787 | Bullhead City AZ | 43,987 | $51K | 18.7% | 11.5% | 26% | 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 Smyrna, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
Bordering towns draw 33% of Smyrna’s workers
The biggest share goes to Atlanta (26%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Smyrna’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 Smyrna: questions
What is the median household income in Smyrna?
$100,061 (±$7,208) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Smyrna?
10.6%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Smyrna?
30 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 30% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Smyrna work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlanta (26%, 9 mi), Sandy Springs (7%, 10 mi), Marietta (5%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Smyrna walkable?
Smyrna is more walkable than 75% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 10.6 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Smyrna without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. <1% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Smyrna, from the people who make the trip.
More of Smyrna
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.