Work and Jobs in South Rockdale, Georgia (GA) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
The most common industries in South Rockdale are: Educational services (10.0% of civilian employees), Construction (8.3% of civilian employees), Health care (8.1% of civilian employees). 66.1% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 6.7% 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 | 10.0% (1,171) | 3.2% (201) | 17.8% (970) |
| Construction | 8.3% (973) | 13.0% (811) | 3.0% (162) |
| Health care | 8.1% (949) | 3.0% (187) | 14.0% (762) |
| Public administration | 7.6% (894) | 6.9% (432) | 8.5% (462) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 5.1% (602) | 5.5% (341) | 4.8% (261) |
| Finance and insurance | 4.4% (509) | 2.7% (170) | 6.2% (339) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 4.1% (482) | 5.8% (365) | 2.1% (117) |
| Accommodation and food services | 3.8% (443) | 3.1% (191) | 4.6% (252) |
| Truck transportation | 2.6% (299) | 4.0% (253) | 0.8% (46) |
| Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 2.3% (272) | 2.8% (173) | 1.8% (99) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.1% (241) | 3.3% (206) | 0.6% (35) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.9% (224) | 3.2% (202) | 0.4% (22) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 1.8% (214) | 1.5% (93) | 2.2% (121) |
| Food and beverage stores | 1.8% (210) | 1.3% (83) | 2.3% (127) |
| Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.7% (204) | 2.0% (124) | 1.5% (80) |
| Social assistance | 1.7% (200) | 0.0% (0) | 3.7% (200) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.6% (185) | 0.9% (58) | 2.3% (127) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.5% (173) | 0.9% (55) | 2.2% (118) |
| Air transportation | 1.4% (168) | 1.7% (108) | 1.1% (60) |
| Chemicals | 1.3% (155) | 1.5% (96) | 1.1% (59) |
| Transportation equipment | 1.3% (155) | 2.2% (135) | 0.4% (20) |
| Printing and related support activities | 1.2% (146) | 1.2% (73) | 1.3% (73) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.2% (146) | 1.9% (119) | 0.5% (27) |
| Machinery | 1.1% (134) | 2.0% (124) | 0.2% (10) |
| Food | 1.1% (131) | 1.1% (67) | 1.2% (64) |
| Paper | 1.1% (127) | 1.5% (91) | 0.7% (36) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.1% (124) | 0.3% (19) | 1.9% (105) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.1% (123) | 1.7% (105) | 0.3% (18) |
| Utilities | 1.0% (122) | 1.5% (96) | 0.5% (26) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 1.0% (116) | 1.9% (116) | 0.0% (0) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.9% (107) | 0.9% (59) | 0.9% (48) |
| Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.8% (98) | 0.7% (41) | 1.0% (57) |
| Computer and electronic products | 0.8% (96) | 1.5% (96) | 0.0% (0) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 0.8% (89) | 1.1% (69) | 0.4% (20) |
| Metal and metal products | 0.7% (86) | 1.1% (70) | 0.3% (16) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.7% (86) | 0.9% (59) | 0.5% (27) |
| Other direct selling establishments | 0.7% (83) | 0.7% (45) | 0.7% (38) |
| Wood products | 0.6% (76) | 1.1% (68) | 0.1% (8) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.6% (72) | 0.3% (21) | 0.9% (51) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (69) | 1.1% (69) | 0.0% (0) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (68) | 0.7% (43) | 0.5% (25) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.6% (67) | 0.5% (29) | 0.7% (38) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.5% (56) | 0.8% (48) | 0.1% (8) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (56) | 0.4% (26) | 0.6% (30) |
| U. S. Postal service | 0.4% (49) | 0.8% (49) | 0.0% (0) |
| Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (46) | 0.4% (26) | 0.4% (20) |
| Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (43) | 0.5% (33) | 0.2% (10) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (41) | 0.7% (41) | 0.0% (0) |
| Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.3% (39) | 0.4% (25) | 0.3% (14) |
| Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.3% (36) | 0.2% (11) | 0.5% (25) |
| Warehousing and storage | 0.3% (35) | 0.1% (7) | 0.5% (28) |
| Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.3% (33) | 0.3% (21) | 0.2% (12) |
| Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (28) | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (28) |
| Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (28) | 0.3% (17) | 0.2% (11) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.2% (27) | 0.2% (10) | 0.3% (17) |
| Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (22) | 0.4% (22) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (20) | 0.3% (20) | 0.0% (0) |
| Motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (19) | 0.1% (9) | 0.2% (10) |
| Textile mills and textile products | 0.2% (19) | 0.3% (19) | 0.0% (0) |
| Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 0.2% (18) | 0.3% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
| Rail transportation | 0.1% (17) | 0.1% (8) | 0.2% (9) |
| Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.1% (17) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (17) |
| Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 0.1% (16) | 0.0% (0) | 0.3% (16) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.1% (14) | 0.1% (6) | 0.1% (8) |
| Gasoline stations | 0.1% (14) | 0.2% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| Book stores and news dealers | 0.1% (13) | 0.1% (6) | 0.1% (7) |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 0.1% (13) | 0.1% (6) | 0.1% (7) |
| Fuel dealers | 0.1% (10) | 0.2% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (9) | 0.1% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.1% (9) | 0.1% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Music stores | 0.1% (8) | 0.1% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in South Rockdale
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 3.5%Males
- 1.6%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 20.0%Males
- 7.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 36.4%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
| South Rockdale: | 2.7% (316) |
| Georgia: | 2.8% (108,019) |
5:30am:
| South Rockdale: | 3.2% (368) |
| Georgia: | 2.7% (102,302) |
6am:
| South Rockdale: | 5.7% (659) |
| Georgia: | 4.1% (156,682) |
6:30am:
| South Rockdale: | 11.6% (1,329) |
| Georgia: | 9.0% (343,349) |
7am:
| South Rockdale: | 12.7% (1,462) |
| Georgia: | 11.0% (422,728) |
7:30am:
| South Rockdale: | 18.2% (2,099) |
| Georgia: | 15.9% (608,777) |
8am:
| South Rockdale: | 15.2% (1,750) |
| Georgia: | 15.9% (610,869) |
8:30am:
| South Rockdale: | 6.6% (761) |
| Georgia: | 10.2% (391,849) |
9am:
| South Rockdale: | 3.0% (341) |
| Georgia: | 4.9% (187,692) |
10am:
| South Rockdale: | 4.9% (560) |
| Georgia: | 5.3% (204,205) |
11am:
| South Rockdale: | 1.3% (152) |
| Georgia: | 2.1% (79,927) |
12pm:
| South Rockdale: | 0.6% (71) |
| Georgia: | 0.9% (34,761) |
4pm:
| South Rockdale: | 4.6% (528) |
| Georgia: | 5.7% (219,434) |
>4pm:
| South Rockdale: | 6.3% (730) |
| Georgia: | 6.6% (253,223) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
| South Rockdale: | 1.7% (190) |
| Georgia: | 2.4% (93,446) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| South Rockdale: | 5.1% (583) |
| Georgia: | 8.7% (334,403) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| South Rockdale: | 9.2% (1,061) |
| Georgia: | 13.3% (511,628) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| South Rockdale: | 15.7% (1,802) |
| Georgia: | 15.2% (583,820) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| South Rockdale: | 11.6% (1,329) |
| Georgia: | 13.6% (519,875) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| South Rockdale: | 4.1% (470) |
| Georgia: | 5.5% (209,374) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| South Rockdale: | 12.1% (1,393) |
| Georgia: | 14.0% (535,531) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| South Rockdale: | 3.3% (375) |
| Georgia: | 2.8% (108,867) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| South Rockdale: | 4.9% (558) |
| Georgia: | 3.4% (132,121) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| South Rockdale: | 15.4% (1,766) |
| Georgia: | 9.1% (347,610) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| South Rockdale: | 11.0% (1,263) |
| Georgia: | 6.1% (234,588) |
90 or more minutes:
| South Rockdale: | 2.9% (336) |
| Georgia: | 2.9% (112,554) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| South Rockdale: | 83.0% (9,549) |
| Georgia: | 77.5% (2,968,910) |
Carpooled:
| South Rockdale: | 12.8% (1,477) |
| Georgia: | 14.5% (557,062) |
Bus or trolley bus:
| South Rockdale: | 0.1% (17) |
| Georgia: | 1.5% (59,355) |
Subway or elevated:
| South Rockdale: | 0.1% (6) |
| Georgia: | 0.5% (20,116) |
Taxicab:
| South Rockdale: | 0.0% (5) |
| Georgia: | 0.2% (7,572) |
Motorcycle:
| South Rockdale: | 0.3% (29) |
| Georgia: | 0.1% (3,055) |
Other means:
| South Rockdale: | 0.4% (43) |
| Georgia: | 0.9% (33,396) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| South Rockdale: | 86.6% (9,549) |
| Georgia: | 84.2% (2,968,910) |
In 2 person carpool:
| South Rockdale: | 10.9% (1,197) |
| Georgia: | 11.5% (406,954) |
In 3 person carpool:
| South Rockdale: | 2.1% (237) |
| Georgia: | 2.5% (87,725) |
In 4 person carpool:
| South Rockdale: | 0.2% (23) |
| Georgia: | 1.0% (34,505) |
In 7+ person carpool:
| South Rockdale: | 0.2% (20) |
| Georgia: | 0.3% (9,160) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| South Rockdale: | 66.1% (7,728) |
| Georgia: | 70.5% (2,705,775) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| South Rockdale: | 3.8% (448) |
| Georgia: | 3.6% (137,778) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| South Rockdale: | 4.7% (555) |
| Georgia: | 4.8% (185,815) |
Local government workers:
| South Rockdale: | 10.3% (1,202) |
| Georgia: | 6.9% (265,340) |
State government workers:
| South Rockdale: | 5.8% (679) |
| Georgia: | 5.0% (190,664) |
Federal government workers:
| South Rockdale: | 3.2% (379) |
| Georgia: | 3.1% (118,038) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| South Rockdale: | 5.9% (690) |
| Georgia: | 5.9% (226,595) |
Unpaid family workers:
| South Rockdale: | 0.1% (16) |
| Georgia: | 0.3% (9,751) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| South Rockdale: | 71.9% (4,494) |
| Georgia: | 73.4% (1,505,132) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| South Rockdale: | 5.6% (348) |
| Georgia: | 4.9% (100,388) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| South Rockdale: | 2.3% (144) |
| Georgia: | 3.0% (62,400) |
Local government workers - Males:
| South Rockdale: | 5.5% (342) |
| Georgia: | 4.9% (99,702) |
State government workers - Males:
| South Rockdale: | 3.8% (237) |
| Georgia: | 3.4% (69,665) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| South Rockdale: | 3.8% (237) |
| Georgia: | 3.0% (61,555) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| South Rockdale: | 7.0% (439) |
| Georgia: | 7.2% (148,029) |
Unpaid family workers - Males:
| South Rockdale: | 0.1% (6) |
| Georgia: | 0.2% (4,652) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| South Rockdale: | 59.3% (3,234) |
| Georgia: | 67.1% (1,200,643) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| South Rockdale: | 1.8% (100) |
| Georgia: | 2.1% (37,390) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| South Rockdale: | 7.5% (411) |
| Georgia: | 6.9% (123,415) |
Local government workers - Females:
| South Rockdale: | 15.8% (860) |
| Georgia: | 9.3% (165,638) |
State government workers - Females:
| South Rockdale: | 8.1% (442) |
| Georgia: | 6.8% (120,999) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| South Rockdale: | 2.6% (142) |
| Georgia: | 3.2% (56,483) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| South Rockdale: | 4.6% (251) |
| Georgia: | 4.4% (78,566) |
Unpaid family workers - Females:
| South Rockdale: | 0.2% (10) |
| Georgia: | 0.3% (5,099) |