Woolsey has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Woolsey report 26 jobs, and 87 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% work in Woolsey; the top destination outside it is Fayetteville (16%, 7 miles). Working from home is the commute for 29% of workers (Georgia 16%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Woolsey on a workday
On a workday 86 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 25 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Woolsey on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Out of Woolsey to work: where people go
Where Woolsey clocks in
16% of workers
13% 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.
In Woolsey, 65% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Woolsey, 2013 → 2023: 8 → 26. 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 Woolsey’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Woolsey: about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Woolsey workers work from home, vs 16% across Georgia. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 69 commuters (the 29% 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 Woolsey’s workers travel
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.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Woolsey: questions
What is the median household income in Woolsey?
$121,250 (±$74,544) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,353 across Georgia and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Woolsey?
6.4%, against 13.4% across Georgia and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Woolsey?
38 minutes each way on average, against 28 across Georgia and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Woolsey work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fayetteville (16%, 7 mi), Atlanta (13%, 28 mi), Peachtree City (7%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Woolsey 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 Woolsey, from the people who make the trip.
More of Woolsey
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.