Work and Jobs in Texas, Georgia (GA) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
The most common industries in Texas are: Construction (17.5% of civilian employees), Educational services (8.2% of civilian employees), Health care (6.5% of civilian employees). 69.8% of workers are employees of private companies, which is about the same as the rate of 70.5% across the entire state of Georgia.
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
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Industry | All | Males | Females |
Construction | 17.5% (219) | 28.5% (210) | 1.7% (9) |
Educational services | 8.2% (103) | 1.8% (13) | 17.4% (90) |
Health care | 6.5% (81) | 2.6% (19) | 12.0% (62) |
Metal and metal products | 5.3% (67) | 4.9% (36) | 6.0% (31) |
Textile mills and textile products | 5.1% (64) | 3.9% (29) | 6.8% (35) |
Public administration | 4.5% (57) | 4.2% (31) | 5.0% (26) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.6% (45) | 3.5% (26) | 3.7% (19) |
Truck transportation | 3.1% (39) | 5.3% (39) | 0.0% (0) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 3.0% (37) | 3.0% (22) | 2.9% (15) |
Transportation equipment | 2.8% (35) | 3.7% (27) | 1.5% (8) |
Accommodation and food services | 2.7% (34) | 0.4% (3) | 6.0% (31) |
Personal and laundry services | 2.6% (33) | 0.7% (5) | 5.4% (28) |
Printing and related support activities | 2.4% (30) | 2.9% (21) | 1.7% (9) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.2% (28) | 2.7% (20) | 1.5% (8) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 1.9% (24) | 1.2% (9) | 2.9% (15) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.9% (24) | 2.7% (20) | 0.8% (4) |
Utilities | 1.8% (23) | 2.3% (17) | 1.2% (6) |
Furniture and related product manufacturing | 1.6% (20) | 1.8% (13) | 1.4% (7) |
Food | 1.4% (18) | 1.8% (13) | 1.0% (5) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 1.4% (17) | 1.2% (9) | 1.5% (8) |
Social assistance | 1.4% (17) | 0.0% (0) | 3.3% (17) |
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 1.4% (17) | 0.0% (0) | 3.3% (17) |
Chemicals | 1.3% (16) | 2.2% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
U. S. Postal service | 1.2% (15) | 1.2% (9) | 1.2% (6) |
Food and beverage stores | 1.2% (15) | 1.2% (9) | 1.2% (6) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.1% (14) | 1.0% (7) | 1.4% (7) |
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 1.0% (13) | 1.8% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.0% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 2.5% (13) |
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers | 0.9% (11) | 1.5% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
Plastics and rubber products | 0.9% (11) | 1.5% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (10) | 1.4% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (10) | 1.4% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.7% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (9) |
Fuel dealers | 0.7% (9) | 1.2% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 0.6% (8) | 1.1% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Gasoline stations | 0.6% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (7) |
Computer and electronic products | 0.6% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (7) |
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 0.6% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (7) |
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.6% (7) | 1.0% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.6% (7) | 1.0% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Wood products | 0.5% (6) | 0.8% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.5% (6) | 0.8% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Finance and insurance | 0.5% (6) | 0.8% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Paper | 0.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (5) |
Warehousing and storage | 0.4% (5) | 0.7% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
Machinery | 0.3% (4) | 0.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Texas
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 2.1%Males
- 5.9%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 10.3%Males
- 18.6%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
Texas: | 4.0% (50) |
Georgia: | 2.8% (108,019) |
5:30am:
Texas: | 3.1% (39) |
Georgia: | 2.7% (102,302) |
6am:
Texas: | 3.5% (43) |
Georgia: | 4.1% (156,682) |
6:30am:
Texas: | 14.1% (175) |
Georgia: | 9.0% (343,349) |
7am:
Texas: | 7.6% (95) |
Georgia: | 11.0% (422,728) |
7:30am:
Texas: | 20.7% (257) |
Georgia: | 15.9% (608,777) |
8am:
Texas: | 18.3% (228) |
Georgia: | 15.9% (610,869) |
8:30am:
Texas: | 9.3% (116) |
Georgia: | 10.2% (391,849) |
9am:
Texas: | 2.5% (31) |
Georgia: | 4.9% (187,692) |
10am:
Texas: | 0.7% (9) |
Georgia: | 5.3% (204,205) |
4pm:
Texas: | 7.8% (97) |
Georgia: | 5.7% (219,434) |
>4pm:
Texas: | 6.8% (84) |
Georgia: | 6.6% (253,223) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
Texas: | 0.6% (8) |
Georgia: | 2.4% (93,446) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Texas: | 2.3% (28) |
Georgia: | 8.7% (334,403) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Texas: | 12.1% (151) |
Georgia: | 13.3% (511,628) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Texas: | 7.2% (89) |
Georgia: | 15.2% (583,820) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Texas: | 7.5% (93) |
Georgia: | 13.6% (519,875) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Texas: | 4.3% (54) |
Georgia: | 5.5% (209,374) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Texas: | 27.7% (345) |
Georgia: | 14.0% (535,531) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Texas: | 1.8% (23) |
Georgia: | 2.8% (108,867) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Texas: | 5.2% (65) |
Georgia: | 3.4% (132,121) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Texas: | 17.4% (217) |
Georgia: | 9.1% (347,610) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Texas: | 6.3% (78) |
Georgia: | 6.1% (234,588) |
90 or more minutes:
Texas: | 5.9% (73) |
Georgia: | 2.9% (112,554) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Texas: | 70.3% (874) |
Georgia: | 77.5% (2,968,910) |
Carpooled:
Texas: | 26.4% (329) |
Georgia: | 14.5% (557,062) |
Bus or trolley bus:
Texas: | 0.5% (6) |
Georgia: | 1.5% (59,355) |
Walked:
Texas: | 0.6% (8) |
Georgia: | 1.7% (65,776) |
Other means:
Texas: | 0.6% (7) |
Georgia: | 0.9% (33,396) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Texas: | 72.7% (874) |
Georgia: | 84.2% (2,968,910) |
In 2 person carpool:
Texas: | 17.6% (212) |
Georgia: | 11.5% (406,954) |
In 3 person carpool:
Texas: | 8.3% (100) |
Georgia: | 2.5% (87,725) |
In 4 person carpool:
Texas: | 1.4% (17) |
Georgia: | 1.0% (34,505) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Texas: | 69.8% (875) |
Georgia: | 70.5% (2,705,775) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Texas: | 1.8% (23) |
Georgia: | 3.6% (137,778) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Texas: | 4.2% (52) |
Georgia: | 4.8% (185,815) |
Local government workers:
Texas: | 7.7% (96) |
Georgia: | 6.9% (265,340) |
State government workers:
Texas: | 5.9% (74) |
Georgia: | 5.0% (190,664) |
Federal government workers:
Texas: | 1.2% (15) |
Georgia: | 3.1% (118,038) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Texas: | 9.4% (118) |
Georgia: | 5.9% (226,595) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Texas: | 75.1% (553) |
Georgia: | 73.4% (1,505,132) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
Texas: | 3.1% (23) |
Georgia: | 4.9% (100,388) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Texas: | 4.2% (31) |
Georgia: | 3.0% (62,400) |
Local government workers - Males:
Texas: | 4.6% (34) |
Georgia: | 4.9% (99,702) |
State government workers - Males:
Texas: | 1.6% (12) |
Georgia: | 3.4% (69,665) |
Federal government workers - Males:
Texas: | 1.2% (9) |
Georgia: | 3.0% (61,555) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Texas: | 10.1% (74) |
Georgia: | 7.2% (148,029) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Texas: | 62.3% (322) |
Georgia: | 67.1% (1,200,643) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Texas: | 4.1% (21) |
Georgia: | 6.9% (123,415) |
Local government workers - Females:
Texas: | 12.0% (62) |
Georgia: | 9.3% (165,638) |
State government workers - Females:
Texas: | 12.0% (62) |
Georgia: | 6.8% (120,999) |
Federal government workers - Females:
Texas: | 1.2% (6) |
Georgia: | 3.2% (56,483) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Texas: | 8.5% (44) |
Georgia: | 4.4% (78,566) |