Aaron and Margaret Parker Jr. House · Photo: Tim Farley · CC BY-SA 4.0More people are out of work in Stonecrest (8.6%) than in 91% of U.S. towns
Only 5% work in Stonecrest; the top destination outside it is Atlanta (22%, 17 miles). Stonecrest grades C for jobs and income and A− for walkability. For a town this walkable, transit is thin: about 9.9 trips an hour at the evening peak near the typical resident, next to 22.2 in Atlanta.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Stonecrest, in brief
Stonecrest draws workers from far and wide
The 17,887 jobs in Stonecrest are filled from a wide area. Stonecrest’s own residents hold 7% and the ten next-biggest home towns 14%; the other 79% come from many towns beyond those. The commute map ↓
Stonecrest workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 28 across Georgia. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 61 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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.
Why Stonecrest gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Stonecrest is better than 34% of U.S. towns, #143 of 263 in Georgia. Job access by car holds Stonecrest’s grade up; unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Stonecrest could be anywhere from C to C+.
The places Stonecrest commutes to
Where Stonecrest clocks in
22% 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.
Stonecrest’s commute takes about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stonecrest workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23,700 commuters (the 18% 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 many people are in Stonecrest by day
On a workday 22,578 residents head out to work, 1,233 work right here, and 16,654 people come in from elsewhere.
About 55,000 people are in Stonecrest on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.75 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.
The kinds of work in Stonecrest
17,887 jobs are based in Stonecrest.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stonecrest, 2013 → 2023: 15,340 → 17,887. 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 Stonecrest’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Stonecrest’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Stonecrest
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Stonecrest is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns, #36 of 263 in Georgia. Both inputs place Stonecrest 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 28,888 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 43% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 14% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 9.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 93% 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). 8.6% of Stonecrest households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 4% of Stonecrest’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Stonecrest is 596th among 720 U.S. towns of 43,000 to 83,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLean VA | 49,627 | $250K | 2.9% | 2.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 2 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 3 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 13 | Dunwoody GA | 51,792 | $122K | 6.1% | 1.9% | 9% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 54 | Johns Creek GA | 80,401 | $160K | 4.2% | 4.1% | 7% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 149 | Alpharetta GA | 66,921 | $148K | 5.6% | 4.9% | 18% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 594 | North Fort Myers FL | 44,993 | $56K | 14.8% | 4.6% | 8% | C |
| 595 | Watsonville CA | 50,716 | $78K | 14.7% | 7.7% | 22% | C |
| 596 | Stonecrest GA | 61,337 | $65K | 16.7% | 8.6% | 5% | C |
| 597 | Manchester Township NJ | 46,556 | $57K | 10.5% | 7.3% | 6% | C |
| 598 | Charleston WV | 46,117 | $66K | 15.8% | 6.5% | 49% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 720 | 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 Stonecrest, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
Stonecrest and the towns next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stonecrest workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stonecrest | – | C | A− | 36 min | $64,591 |
| Redan | under 2% | C+ | A | 35 min | $65,227 |
| Lithonia | under 2% | C | A | 42 min | $61,713 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stonecrest’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 Stonecrest: questions
What is the median household income in Stonecrest?
$64,591 (±$3,915) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stonecrest?
16.7%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stonecrest?
36 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stonecrest work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlanta (22%, 17 mi), Sandy Springs (4%, 22 mi), Tucker (3%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Stonecrest walkable?
Stonecrest is more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.3 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Stonecrest without a car?
4% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. 14% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Stonecrest, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stonecrest
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.