Most of Stockton commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
Only 2% work in Stockton; the top destination outside it is Valdosta (38%, 18 miles). Employers in Stockton report 17 jobs, against 48 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 77% of workers (Georgia 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Stockton
On a workday 47 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 16 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Stockton on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Stockton’s residents
Where Stockton clocks in
38% of workers
13% of workers
10% 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.
Goods jobs make up 100% of work in Stockton
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Stockton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Stockton
of Stockton workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 77% 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 Stockton goes to work
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 Stockton: questions
What is the median household income in Stockton?
$92,969 (±$46,530) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stockton?
0.0%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Stockton work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Valdosta (38%, 18 mi), Lakeland (13%, 8 mi), Nashville (10%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Stockton without a car?
0% 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 Stockton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stockton
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.