Photo: Thomson M · CC BY 3.0Talking Rock has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Talking Rock has 1 jobs, against 46 working residents. Hardly any work in Talking Rock; the top destination outside it is Jasper (15%, 5 miles). 0% of workers work from home, against 16% across Georgia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Talking Rock, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.
About 82 people are in Talking Rock on a workday afternoon, 35% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Talking Rock ends
Where Talking Rock clocks in
13% of workers
9% 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 Talking Rock: what the 1 are
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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Talking Rock’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Talking Rock: about 56 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 18 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Talking Rock workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 151 commuters (the 0% 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.
Miles to work from Talking Rock
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.
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.
- A ceiling on income. The Census stops at $250,000+, so the true median may be higher.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Talking Rock: questions
What is the median household income in Talking Rock?
$250,000+ (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Talking Rock?
5.1%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Talking Rock?
56 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Talking Rock work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jasper (15%, 5 mi), Canton (13%, 20 mi), Sandy Springs (9%, 42 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Talking Rock 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 Talking Rock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Talking Rock
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.