George R. Sims House · Photo: Ramsey Eden · CC BY-SA 3.0Household incomes in Tyrone are higher than in 93% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Tyrone are A+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. 2.4% of residents are in poverty, next to 13.4% for Georgia as a whole. Only 6% stay in Tyrone for work; outside it, Atlanta is the main destination (16%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Tyrone, in brief
Jobs in Tyrone have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Tyrone went from 2,266 in 2013 to 4,999 in 2023, +121%. The jobs ↓
Tyrone’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Tyrone is Atlanta, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 16% of working residents (576) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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.
Inside Tyrone’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Tyrone is among the top U.S. towns, #1 of 263 in Georgia. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Tyrone’s grade. It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Tyrone could be anywhere from A to A+.
Factories, building and farms: 28% of the jobs in Tyrone
4,999 jobs are based in Tyrone.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tyrone, 2013 → 2023: 2,266 → 4,999. 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 Tyrone’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Tyrone goes 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Tyrone
On a workday 3,287 residents head out to work, 207 work right here, and 4,792 people come in from elsewhere.
About 9,600 people are in Tyrone on a workday afternoon, 19% more than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.43 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 people from Tyrone work
Where Tyrone clocks in
16% of workers
5% 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.
Commuting from Tyrone: about 32 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tyrone workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,319 commuters (the 21% 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.
Most of Tyrone commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Tyrone is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns, #163 of 263 in Georgia. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.9% of 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 4,205 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). 2.1% of Tyrone households have no vehicle (Georgia 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Tyrone’s commuters take a bus or train.
Tyrone is 46th of 2,966 U.S. towns of 5,700 to 10,900 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 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 44 | Francisville KY | 10,565 | $159K | 1.7% | 1.3% | 5% | A+ |
| 45 | Bull Run VA | 7,823 | $242K | 4.3% | 1.4% | 2% | A+ |
| 46 | Tyrone GA | 8,091 | $136K | 2.4% | 1.3% | 6% | A+ |
| 47 | Corcoran MN | 9,269 | $133K | 3.6% | 1.1% | 3% | A+ |
| 48 | Pike Creek DE | 7,129 | $140K | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 151 | Senoia GA | 6,276 | $125K | 1.1% | 1.4% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 410 | Temple GA | 6,564 | $91K | 2.6% | 1.0% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 558 | Druid Hills GA | 8,169 | $130K | 9.3% | 3.6% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,966 | 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 Tyrone, the top three, the last and three more from Georgia.
Tyrone and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Peachtree City (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tyrone workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone | – | A+ | B− | 32 min | $135,691 |
| Peachtree City | 9% | A− | B− | 29 min | $113,987 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tyrone’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 Tyrone: questions
What is the median household income in Tyrone?
$135,691 (±$19,831) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tyrone?
2.4%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tyrone?
32 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tyrone work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Atlanta (16%, 22 mi), Peachtree City (9%, 6 mi), Fayetteville (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Tyrone walkable?
Tyrone is more walkable than 46% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tyrone without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tyrone, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tyrone
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.