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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 100 largest places in Georgia, St. Simons has the smallest share of long commutes (4.5%), followed by Dalton and Perry. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 100 places in Georgia that we cover, the median is 17.9% and the average 18.2%; the figure runs from 4.5% (St. Simons) to 46.4% (Dallas). That is a spread of 10.3 times between the two ends. The state figure is 19.8%; 46 of the 100 places are above it and 54 at or below.
The first five are St. Simons, Dalton, Perry, Douglas, Valdosta. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: short commutes can mean a self-contained job market or a small town with few employers. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Commute of 45 minutes or more ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Simons (unincorporated) | Glynn County | 4.5% | 16,228 | $108,771 | $1,799 |
| 2 | Dalton | Whitfield County | 4.8% | 34,538 | $63,577 | $996 |
| 3 | Perry | Houston County | 5.4% | 23,001 | $76,909 | $1,132 |
| 4 | Douglas | Coffee County | 5.5% | 11,749 | $34,408 | $680 |
| 5 | Valdosta | Lowndes County | 5.6% | 55,252 | $45,925 | $1,054 |
| 6 | Brunswick | Glynn County | 5.8% | 15,307 | $40,288 | $951 |
| 7 | Thomasville | Thomas County | 5.9% | 18,666 | $49,673 | $1,077 |
| 8 | College Park | Fulton County | 7.2% | 14,712 | $51,635 | $1,207 |
| 9 | Warner Robins | Houston County | 7.4% | 82,990 | $66,970 | $1,212 |
| 10 | Columbus | Muscogee County | 7.4% | 203,711 | $58,073 | $1,106 |
| 11 | Savannah | Chatham County | 7.5% | 147,898 | $57,137 | $1,382 |
| 12 | Augusta | Richmond County | 7.8% | 201,528 | $55,485 | $1,142 |
| 13 | North Druid Hills (unincorporated) | DeKalb County | 8.0% | 17,997 | $102,742 | $1,874 |
| 14 | Americus | Sumter County | 9.1% | 15,813 | $39,176 | $834 |
| 15 | Macon-Bibb County | Bibb County | 9.2% | 156,578 | $51,234 | $1,066 |
| 16 | Athens | Clarke County | 9.2% | 127,345 | $52,974 | $1,219 |
| 17 | Vinings (unincorporated) | Cobb County | 9.3% | 14,390 | $94,982 | $1,839 |
| 18 | Martinez (unincorporated) | Columbia County | 9.4% | 33,750 | $81,602 | $1,284 |
| 19 | Tifton | Tift County | 9.9% | 17,210 | $45,298 | $798 |
| 20 | Calhoun | Gordon County | 10.0% | 18,183 | $58,750 | $873 |
| 21 | Dublin | Laurens County | 10.1% | 16,136 | $42,988 | $847 |
| 22 | Brookhaven | DeKalb County | 10.3% | 57,855 | $117,663 | $1,882 |
| 23 | Albany | Dougherty County | 10.7% | 67,224 | $47,240 | $931 |
| 24 | Waycross | Ware County | 10.8% | 13,756 | $38,301 | $768 |
| 25 | Evans (unincorporated) | Columbia County | 10.8% | 36,998 | $125,098 | $1,617 |
| 26 | Grovetown | Columbia County | 11.1% | 17,014 | $85,660 | $1,407 |
| 27 | Pooler | Chatham County | 11.8% | 28,466 | $91,766 | $1,671 |
| 28 | Chamblee | DeKalb County | 11.9% | 30,895 | $84,452 | $1,859 |
| 29 | Milledgeville | Baldwin County | 12.1% | 16,748 | $41,616 | $913 |
| 30 | Rome | Floyd County | 12.4% | 38,189 | $54,435 | $1,032 |
| 31 | Moultrie | Colquitt County | 12.4% | 14,588 | $43,670 | $790 |
| 32 | Sandy Springs | Fulton County | 12.6% | 107,087 | $104,340 | $1,870 |
| 33 | LaGrange | Troup County | 12.6% | 32,078 | $43,708 | $1,073 |
| 34 | Dunwoody | DeKalb County | 12.8% | 51,758 | $121,903 | $1,859 |
| 35 | Griffin | Spalding County | 13.2% | 23,761 | $43,632 | $1,110 |
| 36 | Bainbridge | Decatur County | 13.7% | 14,404 | $45,422 | $791 |
| 37 | Port Wentworth | Chatham County | 13.9% | 12,892 | $79,731 | $1,812 |
| 38 | Carrollton | Carroll County | 14.0% | 27,392 | $54,379 | $1,089 |
| 39 | Peachtree Corners | Gwinnett County | 14.1% | 42,373 | $82,139 | $1,701 |
| 40 | Atlanta | Fulton County | 14.2% | 505,268 | $85,652 | $1,711 |
| 41 | Wilmington Island (unincorporated) | Chatham County | 14.2% | 13,905 | $93,924 | $1,752 |
| 42 | Riverdale | Clayton County | 14.7% | 14,792 | $63,455 | $1,360 |
| 43 | Norcross | Gwinnett County | 15.3% | 18,007 | $75,266 | $1,715 |
| 44 | Decatur | DeKalb County | 15.5% | 24,518 | $139,397 | $1,655 |
| 45 | North Decatur (unincorporated) | DeKalb County | 16.4% | 18,442 | $110,871 | $1,913 |
| 46 | Roswell | Fulton County | 16.6% | 92,621 | $128,654 | $1,810 |
| 47 | Gainesville | Hall County | 16.7% | 45,032 | $66,974 | $1,299 |
| 48 | Union City | Fulton County | 17.1% | 27,728 | $49,549 | $1,330 |
| 49 | East Point | Fulton County | 17.8% | 38,335 | $68,598 | $1,364 |
| 50 | Marietta | Cobb County | 17.9% | 62,263 | $72,725 | $1,586 |
| 51 | Cartersville | Bartow County | 17.9% | 24,074 | $84,437 | $1,229 |
| 52 | Smyrna | Cobb County | 18.6% | 56,633 | $100,061 | $1,739 |
| 53 | Alpharetta | Fulton County | 18.7% | 66,855 | $147,612 | $1,948 |
| 54 | Kennesaw | Cobb County | 19.3% | 34,605 | $83,356 | $1,845 |
| 55 | Tucker | DeKalb County | 20.2% | 37,123 | $80,317 | $1,647 |
| 56 | Statesboro | Bulloch County | 20.5% | 34,149 | $44,737 | $944 |
| 57 | Forest Park | Clayton County | 20.6% | 19,504 | $41,211 | $1,189 |
| 58 | Belvedere Park (unincorporated) | DeKalb County | 20.7% | 14,181 | $65,462 | $1,534 |
| 59 | Peachtree City | Fayette County | 20.8% | 39,576 | $113,987 | $2,086 |
| 60 | Stockbridge | Henry County | 21.0% | 35,737 | $70,136 | $1,494 |
| 61 | Richmond Hill | Bryan County | 21.2% | 18,181 | $92,824 | $1,781 |
| 62 | Candler-McAfee (unincorporated) | DeKalb County | 21.8% | 20,905 | $64,699 | $1,498 |
| 63 | Duluth | Gwinnett County | 21.9% | 32,426 | $95,331 | $1,828 |
| 64 | Woodstock | Cherokee County | 21.9% | 37,381 | $103,496 | $1,821 |
| 65 | Hinesville | Liberty County | 21.9% | 35,679 | $60,028 | $1,212 |
| 66 | Milton | Fulton County | 22.0% | 41,546 | $171,295 | $2,065 |
| 67 | Canton | Cherokee County | 22.1% | 35,741 | $80,091 | $1,680 |
| 68 | Newnan | Coweta County | 22.1% | 44,235 | $82,292 | $1,542 |
| 69 | St. Marys | Camden County | 22.5% | 19,166 | $74,288 | $1,183 |
| 70 | Mableton (unincorporated) | Cobb County | 22.7% | 77,678 | $77,980 | $1,472 |
| 71 | Kingsland | Camden County | 22.8% | 19,627 | $77,944 | $1,275 |
| 72 | Suwanee | Gwinnett County | 23.4% | 22,349 | $103,260 | $1,885 |
| 73 | Lithia Springs (unincorporated) | Douglas County | 23.6% | 16,875 | $62,417 | $1,402 |
| 74 | Buford | Gwinnett County | 23.8% | 17,997 | $69,471 | $1,357 |
| 75 | Lilburn | Gwinnett County | 24.2% | 15,390 | $63,581 | $1,778 |
| 76 | Mountain Park (unincorporated) | Gwinnett County | 24.3% | 12,850 | $96,166 | $1,818 |
| 77 | Braselton | Barrow County | 24.5% | 15,178 | $120,984 | $2,082 |
| 78 | Conyers | Rockdale County | 24.8% | 18,512 | $63,140 | $1,318 |
| 79 | Johns Creek | Fulton County | 24.9% | 81,988 | $160,093 | $2,257 |
| 80 | Winder | Barrow County | 24.9% | 19,437 | $63,779 | $1,209 |
| 81 | South Fulton | Fulton County | 25.0% | 110,471 | $82,324 | $1,702 |
| 82 | Jefferson | Jackson County | 25.0% | 14,990 | $109,828 | $1,074 |
| 83 | Monroe | Walton County | 25.2% | 15,648 | $44,656 | $1,105 |
| 84 | Fayetteville | Fayette County | 25.7% | 19,719 | $82,188 | $1,720 |
| 85 | Clarkston | DeKalb County | 26.2% | 14,557 | $48,564 | $1,422 |
| 86 | Acworth | Cobb County | 26.2% | 22,473 | $83,539 | $1,664 |
| 87 | Sugar Hill | Gwinnett County | 26.7% | 26,128 | $107,389 | $1,862 |
| 88 | Villa Rica | Carroll County | 27.0% | 18,551 | $87,803 | $1,547 |
| 89 | Fairburn | Fulton County | 27.3% | 16,831 | $91,897 | $1,479 |
| 90 | Douglasville | Douglas County | 27.9% | 37,536 | $79,107 | $1,582 |
| 91 | Redan (unincorporated) | DeKalb County | 29.0% | 31,017 | $65,227 | $1,566 |
| 92 | Lawrenceville | Gwinnett County | 29.6% | 30,954 | $61,561 | $1,613 |
| 93 | Holly Springs | Cherokee County | 30.5% | 18,627 | $113,992 | $1,850 |
| 94 | Powder Springs | Cobb County | 31.0% | 18,009 | $105,070 | $1,583 |
| 95 | Stonecrest | DeKalb County | 31.4% | 60,501 | $64,591 | $1,601 |
| 96 | McDonough | Henry County | 31.9% | 30,947 | $75,343 | $1,792 |
| 97 | Covington | Newton County | 34.8% | 14,584 | $58,810 | $1,191 |
| 98 | Snellville | Gwinnett County | 36.6% | 21,620 | $89,896 | $1,818 |
| 99 | Loganville | Walton County | 41.0% | 15,527 | $83,605 | $2,018 |
| 100 | Dallas | Paulding County | 46.4% | 14,714 | $75,545 | $1,492 |
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St. Simons, with 4.5% (among the 100 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
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