Photo: McFortner · CC BY 3.0Stockbridge has higher unemployment (6.5%) than 78% of U.S. towns
Jobs and income earn Stockbridge B−; getting around on foot earns it B+. Only 5% work in Stockbridge itself; outside it, Atlanta draws the most (19%, 19 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 31 minutes, next to 28 for Georgia and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Stockbridge
Stockbridge trades workers with the towns around it
Stockbridge has about as many jobs (14,023) as working residents (15,400), but they are mostly different people: 14,622 residents leave for work each day while 13,245 people come in. Only 6% of the jobs in Stockbridge are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Stockbridge draws workers from far and wide
The 14,023 jobs in Stockbridge are filled from a wide area. Stockbridge’s own residents hold 6% and the ten next-biggest home towns 13%; the other 81% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
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.
How Stockbridge earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Stockbridge is better than 46% of U.S. towns, #111 of 263 in Georgia. Job access by car holds Stockbridge’s grade up (ahead of 86% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Stockbridge could be anywhere from C+ to B.
Who commutes out of Stockbridge, and who commutes in
On a workday 14,622 residents head out to work, 778 work right here, and 13,245 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 (0.91 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.
Where the trip to work from Stockbridge ends
Where Stockbridge clocks in
19% of workers
4% of workers
3% 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.
Jobs in Stockbridge: what the 14,023 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stockbridge, 2013 → 2023: 11,147 → 14,023. 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 Stockbridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Stockbridge spends getting to work: 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 Stockbridge workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15,713 commuters (the 11% 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.
Half of Stockbridge commutes less than 18 miles
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 Stockbridge start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Stockbridge is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns, #70 of 263 in Georgia. Both inputs place Stockbridge 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 17,638 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). 2.7% of Stockbridge households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Stockbridge’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 25,000 to 49,000, Stockbridge ranks 909th of 1,239 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upper Dublin Township PA | 27,258 | $168K | 3.2% | 1.9% | 8% | A+ |
| 2 | Southlake TX | 31,175 | $250K | 1.5% | 2.7% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Leawood KS | 34,093 | $186K | 3.1% | 2.0% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 51 | Milton GA | 41,266 | $171K | 4.3% | 2.8% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 232 | Decatur GA | 25,276 | $139K | 6.2% | 4.3% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 260 | Woodstock GA | 39,895 | $103K | 6.6% | 2.7% | 8% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 907 | Boardman Township OH | 39,687 | $67K | 13.5% | 4.6% | 23% | B− |
| 908 | Bath Township OH | 40,768 | $63K | 14.5% | 4.4% | 10% | B− |
| 909 | Stockbridge GA | 36,331 | $70K | 12.3% | 6.5% | 5% | B− |
| 910 | Parkland WA | 38,742 | $72K | 13.0% | 6.1% | 4% | B− |
| 911 | Northport AL | 31,648 | $81K | 12.3% | 5.7% | 12% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,239 | 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 Stockbridge, 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 Stockbridge: questions
What is the median household income in Stockbridge?
$70,136 (±$4,668) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stockbridge?
12.3%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stockbridge?
31 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stockbridge work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlanta (19%, 19 mi), College Park (4%, 15 mi), McDonough (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Stockbridge walkable?
Stockbridge is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.1 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Stockbridge without a car?
1% 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 Stockbridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stockbridge
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.