Sylvester Mumford House · Photo: James R. Lockhart · Public domainWaynesville has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any stay in Waynesville for work; outside it, Brunswick is the main destination (9%, 20 miles). 40 jobs are based in Waynesville, and 131 of its residents work somewhere. For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 16% across Georgia.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Waynesville, and who commutes in
On a workday 131 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 40 people come in from elsewhere.
About 820 people are in Waynesville on a workday afternoon, 10% 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.
Out of Waynesville to work: where people go
Where Waynesville clocks in
9% of workers
6% 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 kinds of work in Waynesville
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Waynesville, 2014 → 2024: 16 → 40. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Waynesville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Waynesville
of Waynesville workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 396 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.
How far Waynesville’s workers travel
About 25% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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 Waynesville: questions
What is the median household income in Waynesville?
$66,165 (±$43,651) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Waynesville?
29.9%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Waynesville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Brunswick (9%, 20 mi), St. Simons (6%, 24 mi), Dock Junction (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Waynesville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Waynesville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Waynesville
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.