Work and Jobs in Athens, Georgia (GA) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
The most common industries in Athens are: Educational services (24.7% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (11.8% of civilian employees), Health care (6.2% of civilian employees). 57.0% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 23.7% less than the rate of 70.5% across the entire state of Georgia.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Educational services | 24.7% (9,073) | 22.1% (4,134) | 27.5% (4,939) |
| Accommodation and food services | 11.8% (4,320) | 10.6% (1,975) | 13.0% (2,345) |
| Health care | 6.2% (2,279) | 3.5% (645) | 9.1% (1,634) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 4.6% (1,681) | 4.6% (856) | 4.6% (825) |
| Construction | 4.1% (1,497) | 7.5% (1,407) | 0.5% (90) |
| Public administration | 3.7% (1,360) | 4.1% (770) | 3.3% (590) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.7% (1,342) | 4.3% (798) | 3.0% (544) |
| Food | 2.6% (969) | 3.0% (565) | 2.2% (404) |
| Food and beverage stores | 2.1% (768) | 2.2% (419) | 1.9% (349) |
| Finance and insurance | 2.0% (741) | 1.8% (343) | 2.2% (398) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 2.0% (731) | 2.1% (392) | 1.9% (339) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 2.0% (716) | 1.4% (262) | 2.5% (454) |
| Social assistance | 1.6% (581) | 0.4% (68) | 2.9% (513) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.5% (568) | 1.8% (330) | 1.3% (238) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.5% (558) | 1.8% (341) | 1.2% (217) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.4% (505) | 1.5% (286) | 1.2% (219) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 1.4% (498) | 0.9% (171) | 1.8% (327) |
| Personal and laundry services | 1.1% (403) | 0.6% (103) | 1.7% (300) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.0% (350) | 1.3% (244) | 0.6% (106) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 0.8% (310) | 1.4% (259) | 0.3% (51) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.8% (297) | 0.6% (113) | 1.0% (184) |
| Repair and maintenance | 0.8% (287) | 1.0% (193) | 0.5% (94) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.8% (285) | 0.6% (104) | 1.0% (181) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.7% (266) | 0.4% (74) | 1.1% (192) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.7% (259) | 1.0% (190) | 0.4% (69) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.7% (259) | 1.0% (190) | 0.4% (69) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 0.7% (255) | 1.0% (190) | 0.4% (65) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.7% (254) | 0.9% (162) | 0.5% (92) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 0.7% (251) | 0.7% (130) | 0.7% (121) |
| Machinery | 0.7% (246) | 0.9% (168) | 0.4% (78) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.6% (232) | 0.6% (115) | 0.7% (117) |
| Private households | 0.6% (219) | 0.0% (6) | 1.2% (213) |
| Truck transportation | 0.6% (210) | 1.0% (195) | 0.1% (15) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.5% (197) | 0.8% (151) | 0.3% (46) |
| Chemicals | 0.5% (196) | 0.8% (145) | 0.3% (51) |
| Computer and electronic products | 0.5% (184) | 0.5% (89) | 0.5% (95) |
| Transportation equipment | 0.5% (178) | 0.8% (144) | 0.2% (34) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.5% (178) | 0.9% (167) | 0.1% (11) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.5% (175) | 0.6% (110) | 0.4% (65) |
| Wood products | 0.5% (173) | 0.7% (135) | 0.2% (38) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (172) | 0.4% (83) | 0.5% (89) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.5% (170) | 0.7% (129) | 0.2% (41) |
| Metal and metal products | 0.4% (161) | 0.6% (113) | 0.3% (48) |
| Apparel | 0.4% (158) | 0.1% (27) | 0.7% (131) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.4% (157) | 0.6% (108) | 0.3% (49) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.4% (149) | 0.4% (72) | 0.4% (77) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.4% (139) | 0.3% (55) | 0.5% (84) |
| Utilities | 0.4% (134) | 0.6% (107) | 0.2% (27) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.3% (127) | 0.3% (52) | 0.4% (75) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.3% (118) | 0.3% (65) | 0.3% (53) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.3% (108) | 0.2% (34) | 0.4% (74) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.3% (101) | 0.2% (42) | 0.3% (59) |
| Retail florists | 0.3% (92) | 0.1% (22) | 0.4% (70) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (74) | 0.3% (62) | 0.1% (12) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (70) | 0.3% (52) | 0.1% (18) |
| Paper | 0.2% (65) | 0.3% (54) | 0.1% (11) |
| Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.2% (65) | 0.2% (43) | 0.1% (22) |
| Music stores | 0.2% (64) | 0.1% (27) | 0.2% (37) |
| Air transportation | 0.2% (64) | 0.2% (35) | 0.2% (29) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.1% (53) | 0.1% (21) | 0.2% (32) |
| Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.1% (48) | 0.1% (19) | 0.2% (29) |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 0.1% (48) | 0.3% (48) | 0.0% (0) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.1% (47) | 0.2% (30) | 0.1% (17) |
| Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (44) | 0.2% (44) | 0.0% (0) |
| Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (42) | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (42) |
| Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.1% (41) | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (41) |
| Farm supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (33) | 0.2% (33) | 0.0% (0) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (24) | 0.1% (24) | 0.0% (0) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (22) | 0.1% (22) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Athens
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 10.7%Males
- 11.3%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 16.1%Males
- 13.5%Females
- Unemployment rate for Asian residents
- 7.3%Males
- 14.2%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 12.6%Males
- 5.3%Females
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 3.5%Males
- 20.8%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 12.0%Males
- 5.9%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
| Athens: | 1.5% (528) |
| Georgia: | 2.8% (108,019) |
5:30am:
| Athens: | 1.5% (532) |
| Georgia: | 2.7% (102,302) |
6am:
| Athens: | 1.3% (475) |
| Georgia: | 4.1% (156,682) |
6:30am:
| Athens: | 4.3% (1,543) |
| Georgia: | 9.0% (343,349) |
7am:
| Athens: | 6.6% (2,380) |
| Georgia: | 11.0% (422,728) |
7:30am:
| Athens: | 11.6% (4,158) |
| Georgia: | 15.9% (608,777) |
8am:
| Athens: | 17.1% (6,149) |
| Georgia: | 15.9% (610,869) |
8:30am:
| Athens: | 10.7% (3,842) |
| Georgia: | 10.2% (391,849) |
9am:
| Athens: | 6.5% (2,345) |
| Georgia: | 4.9% (187,692) |
10am:
| Athens: | 7.7% (2,779) |
| Georgia: | 5.3% (204,205) |
11am:
| Athens: | 3.8% (1,366) |
| Georgia: | 2.1% (79,927) |
12pm:
| Athens: | 2.3% (824) |
| Georgia: | 0.9% (34,761) |
4pm:
| Athens: | 10.1% (3,633) |
| Georgia: | 5.7% (219,434) |
>4pm:
| Athens: | 12.5% (4,502) |
| Georgia: | 6.6% (253,223) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
| Athens: | 4.7% (1,676) |
| Georgia: | 2.4% (93,446) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Athens: | 16.7% (5,999) |
| Georgia: | 8.7% (334,403) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Athens: | 26.2% (9,425) |
| Georgia: | 13.3% (511,628) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Athens: | 23.7% (8,517) |
| Georgia: | 15.2% (583,820) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Athens: | 10.4% (3,731) |
| Georgia: | 13.6% (519,875) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Athens: | 2.1% (737) |
| Georgia: | 5.5% (209,374) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Athens: | 4.5% (1,615) |
| Georgia: | 14.0% (535,531) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Athens: | 0.8% (293) |
| Georgia: | 2.8% (108,867) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Athens: | 1.1% (382) |
| Georgia: | 3.4% (132,121) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Athens: | 3.0% (1,073) |
| Georgia: | 9.1% (347,610) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Athens: | 2.6% (924) |
| Georgia: | 6.1% (234,588) |
90 or more minutes:
| Athens: | 1.9% (684) |
| Georgia: | 2.9% (112,554) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| Athens: | 73.6% (26,450) |
| Georgia: | 77.5% (2,968,910) |
Carpooled:
| Athens: | 13.5% (4,852) |
| Georgia: | 14.5% (557,062) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| Athens: | 2.7% (968) |
| Georgia: | 1.5% (59,355) |
Streetcar or trolley car:
| Athens: | 0.0% (8) |
| Georgia: | 0.0% (843) |
Subway or elevated:
| Athens: | 0.0% (9) |
| Georgia: | 0.5% (20,116) |
Ferryboat:
| Athens: | 0.0% (10) |
| Georgia: | 0.0% (382) |
Taxicab:
| Athens: | 0.2% (69) |
| Georgia: | 0.2% (7,572) |
Motorcycle:
| Athens: | 0.1% (53) |
| Georgia: | 0.1% (3,055) |
Bicycle:
| Athens: | 1.2% (421) |
| Georgia: | 0.1% (5,588) |
Walked:
| Athens: | 5.6% (2,003) |
| Georgia: | 1.7% (65,776) |
Other means:
| Athens: | 0.6% (213) |
| Georgia: | 0.9% (33,396) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| Athens: | 84.5% (26,450) |
| Georgia: | 84.2% (2,968,910) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Athens: | 11.2% (3,507) |
| Georgia: | 11.5% (406,954) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Athens: | 2.5% (793) |
| Georgia: | 2.5% (87,725) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Athens: | 0.9% (273) |
| Georgia: | 1.0% (34,505) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
| Athens: | 0.4% (112) |
| Georgia: | 0.5% (18,718) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| Athens: | 0.5% (167) |
| Georgia: | 0.3% (9,160) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| Athens: | 57.0% (20,900) |
| Georgia: | 70.5% (2,705,775) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Athens: | 2.3% (861) |
| Georgia: | 3.6% (137,778) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Athens: | 5.6% (2,057) |
| Georgia: | 4.8% (185,815) |
Local government workers:
| Athens: | 6.2% (2,266) |
| Georgia: | 6.9% (265,340) |
State government workers:
| Athens: | 22.0% (8,066) |
| Georgia: | 5.0% (190,664) |
Federal government workers:
| Athens: | 2.6% (952) |
| Georgia: | 3.1% (118,038) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Athens: | 4.1% (1,517) |
| Georgia: | 5.9% (226,595) |
Unpaid family workers:
| Athens: | 0.2% (65) |
| Georgia: | 0.3% (9,751) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Athens: | 58.5% (10,944) |
| Georgia: | 73.4% (1,505,132) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Athens: | 3.4% (628) |
| Georgia: | 4.9% (100,388) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Athens: | 4.2% (783) |
| Georgia: | 3.0% (62,400) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Athens: | 4.1% (759) |
| Georgia: | 4.9% (99,702) |
State government workers - Males:
| Athens: | 21.3% (3,990) |
| Georgia: | 3.4% (69,665) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Athens: | 3.4% (634) |
| Georgia: | 3.0% (61,555) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Athens: | 4.9% (908) |
| Georgia: | 7.2% (148,029) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
| Athens: | 0.2% (46) |
| Georgia: | 0.2% (4,652) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Athens: | 55.3% (9,956) |
| Georgia: | 67.1% (1,200,643) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Athens: | 1.3% (233) |
| Georgia: | 2.1% (37,390) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Athens: | 7.1% (1,274) |
| Georgia: | 6.9% (123,415) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Athens: | 8.4% (1,507) |
| Georgia: | 9.3% (165,638) |
State government workers - Females:
| Athens: | 22.7% (4,076) |
| Georgia: | 6.8% (120,999) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Athens: | 1.8% (318) |
| Georgia: | 3.2% (56,483) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Athens: | 3.4% (609) |
| Georgia: | 4.4% (78,566) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
| Athens: | 0.1% (19) |
| Georgia: | 0.3% (5,099) |