Unemployment in Temple (1.0%) is lower than in 94% of U.S. towns
Only 4% stay in Temple for work; outside it, Carrollton is the main destination (12%, 11 miles). For jobs and income Temple is better than 90% of U.S. towns (A); for walkability it is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (C−). Below the poverty line: 2.6% of residents; Georgia has 13.4%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Temple, in brief
Jobs in Temple have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Temple went from 749 in 2013 to 1,780 in 2023, +138%. The jobs ↓
Temple makes and builds things
59% of the jobs based in Temple are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Temple residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 22%. The jobs ↓
Temple workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 28 across Georgia. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 77 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Income, poverty and work: Temple’s grade explained
Unemployment is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 56% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Temple could be anywhere from A− to A.
Goods, not services: 59% of the jobs in Temple
1,780 jobs are based in Temple.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Temple, 2013 → 2023: 749 → 1,780. 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 Temple’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 38 minutes from Temple
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Temple workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,790 commuters (the 12% 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.
Temple quiets down on a workday
On a workday 2,575 residents head out to work, 121 work right here, and 1,659 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,600 people are in Temple on a workday afternoon, 14% fewer than live here.
0.66 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
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 Temple’s working residents head each day
Where Temple clocks in
12% of workers
7% 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.
The distance from Temple to work
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 Temple: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 3,179 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). 1.0% of Temple households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Temple’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,283 U.S. towns of 4,600 to 8,900, Temple comes 395th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 50 | Tyrone GA | 8,091 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.3% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 60 | Grayson GA | 5,569 | $131K | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 142 | Senoia GA | 6,276 | $125K | 1.1% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 393 | Stow MA | 7,248 | $186K | 5.2% | 4.1% | 4% | A |
| 394 | Mantua Township OH | 4,617 | $78K | 3.4% | 0.6% | 4% | A |
| 395 | Temple GA | 6,564 | $91K | 2.6% | 1.0% | 4% | A |
| 396 | Hurstbourne KY | 4,787 | $116K | 5.5% | 3.6% | 3% | A |
| 397 | Demarest NJ | 4,893 | $208K | 1.1% | 7.1% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,283 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Temple, 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 Temple: questions
What is the median household income in Temple?
$91,180 (±$11,100) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Temple?
2.6%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Temple?
38 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Temple work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Carrollton (12%, 11 mi), Villa Rica (9%, 6 mi), Atlanta (7%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Temple walkable?
Temple is more walkable than 16% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Temple without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Temple, from the people who make the trip.
More of Temple
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.