Work and Jobs in La Fayette, Georgia (GA) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
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The most common industries in La Fayette are: Textile mills & textile products (18.9% of civilian employees), Construction (8.0% of civilian employees), Public administration (7.3% of civilian employees). 63.6% of workers work in Walker County and 5.6% of all workers work at home. 77.9% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 12.0% greater than the rate of 68.6% across the entire state of Georgia.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of La Fayette, Georgia was 6,702 / 7,016
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of La Fayette, Georgia was 6,702 / 7,016
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
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Industry | All | Males | Females |
Textile mills and textile products | 18.9% (464) | 20.5% (278) | 16.9% (186) |
Construction | 8.0% (197) | 14.0% (190) | 0.6% (7) |
Public administration | 7.3% (179) | 9.1% (124) | 5.0% (55) |
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 7.2% (178) | 7.4% (100) | 7.1% (78) |
Educational services | 6.4% (157) | 2.9% (39) | 10.7% (118) |
Accommodation and food services | 5.6% (137) | 6.0% (82) | 5.0% (55) |
Health care | 5.1% (125) | 0.4% (5) | 10.9% (120) |
Food and beverage stores | 4.8% (119) | 3.3% (45) | 6.7% (74) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.4% (83) | 2.6% (36) | 4.3% (47) |
Finance and insurance | 3.2% (78) | 1.8% (24) | 4.9% (54) |
Chemicals | 2.5% (61) | 4.5% (61) | 0.0% (0) |
Social assistance | 2.2% (53) | 0.0% (0) | 4.8% (53) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.8% (45) | 1.8% (25) | 1.8% (20) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.8% (44) | 0.5% (7) | 3.4% (37) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.5% (36) | 1.3% (17) | 1.7% (19) |
Rail transportation | 1.4% (34) | 2.5% (34) | 0.0% (0) |
Truck transportation | 1.1% (28) | 2.1% (28) | 0.0% (0) |
Other direct selling establishments | 1.1% (27) | 2.0% (27) | 0.0% (0) |
Personal and laundry services | 1.1% (27) | 0.0% (0) | 2.5% (27) |
Transportation equipment | 1.1% (26) | 1.9% (26) | 0.0% (0) |
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 1.0% (25) | 1.8% (25) | 0.0% (0) |
Repair and maintenance | 1.0% (24) | 1.8% (24) | 0.0% (0) |
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.9% (23) | 1.0% (13) | 0.9% (10) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 0.9% (22) | 0.5% (7) | 1.4% (15) |
U. S. Postal service | 0.8% (20) | 0.0% (0) | 1.8% (20) |
Machinery | 0.8% (20) | 0.7% (9) | 1.0% (11) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.8% (19) | 0.4% (6) | 1.2% (13) |
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 0.7% (18) | 1.3% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
Pharmacies and drug stores | 0.7% (18) | 0.0% (0) | 1.6% (18) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 0.7% (16) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5% (16) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.6% (15) | 0.5% (7) | 0.7% (8) |
Food | 0.5% (13) | 0.5% (7) | 0.5% (6) |
Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.5% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (13) |
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (11) | 0.4% (6) | 0.5% (5) |
Metal and metal products | 0.4% (11) | 0.8% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (9) | 0.7% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Printing and related support activities | 0.4% (9) | 0.7% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Utilities | 0.4% (9) | 0.7% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.4% (9) | 0.7% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
Electronic shopping and mail-order houses | 0.3% (8) | 0.6% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.3% (7) | 0.5% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.3% (7) | 0.5% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.3% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (7) |
Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.3% (7) | 0.5% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.3% (7) | 0.5% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Plastics and rubber products | 0.3% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (7) |
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.2% (6) | 0.4% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in La Fayette
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 1.0%Males
- 2.9%Females
- Unemployment rate for Asian residents
- 32.4%Males
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 24.1%Males
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 3.2%Males
- 3.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 35.9%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
La Fayette: | 5.8% (135) |
Georgia: | 5.5% (242,137) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
La Fayette: | 0.8% (19) |
Georgia: | 4.0% (175,149) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
La Fayette: | 8.9% (209) |
Georgia: | 4.7% (206,203) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
La Fayette: | 13.2% (309) |
Georgia: | 9.0% (390,544) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
La Fayette: | 6.8% (160) |
Georgia: | 9.2% (403,440) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
La Fayette: | 19.1% (447) |
Georgia: | 14.8% (646,529) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
La Fayette: | 12.1% (282) |
Georgia: | 11.3% (493,495) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
La Fayette: | 12.5% (293) |
Georgia: | 11.6% (504,252) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
La Fayette: | 4.6% (108) |
Georgia: | 5.2% (228,810) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
La Fayette: | 0.8% (18) |
Georgia: | 3.0% (130,615) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
La Fayette: | 10.1% (236) |
Georgia: | 6.5% (282,958) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
La Fayette: | 5.7% (134) |
Georgia: | 6.9% (302,787) |
<5am:
La Fayette: | 1.9% (46) |
Georgia: | 2.8% (108,019) |
5:30am:
La Fayette: | 1.9% (46) |
Georgia: | 2.7% (102,302) |
6am:
La Fayette: | 5.5% (132) |
Georgia: | 4.1% (156,682) |
6:30am:
La Fayette: | 7.3% (175) |
Georgia: | 9.0% (343,349) |
7am:
La Fayette: | 10.8% (259) |
Georgia: | 11.0% (422,728) |
7:30am:
La Fayette: | 15.8% (380) |
Georgia: | 15.9% (608,777) |
8am:
La Fayette: | 21.5% (516) |
Georgia: | 15.9% (610,869) |
8:30am:
La Fayette: | 7.6% (183) |
Georgia: | 10.2% (391,849) |
9am:
La Fayette: | 2.9% (70) |
Georgia: | 4.9% (187,692) |
10am:
La Fayette: | 5.1% (122) |
Georgia: | 5.3% (204,205) |
11am:
La Fayette: | 0.6% (14) |
Georgia: | 2.1% (79,927) |
12pm:
La Fayette: | 1.1% (26) |
Georgia: | 0.9% (34,761) |
4pm:
La Fayette: | 6.5% (156) |
Georgia: | 5.7% (219,434) |
>4pm:
La Fayette: | 8.9% (213) |
Georgia: | 6.6% (253,223) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
La Fayette: | 4.9% (67) |
Georgia: | 6.8% (159,003) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
La Fayette: | 2.9% (39) |
Georgia: | 5.1% (118,149) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
La Fayette: | 13.1% (178) |
Georgia: | 5.4% (125,930) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
La Fayette: | 18.1% (246) |
Georgia: | 10.0% (233,694) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
La Fayette: | 3.4% (46) |
Georgia: | 8.9% (206,712) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
La Fayette: | 13.9% (189) |
Georgia: | 14.3% (331,758) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
La Fayette: | 12.4% (170) |
Georgia: | 10.4% (241,448) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
La Fayette: | 13.0% (177) |
Georgia: | 11.2% (261,504) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Males:
La Fayette: | 9.0% (122) |
Georgia: | 4.4% (101,712) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Males:
La Fayette: | 18.2% (248) |
Georgia: | 6.6% (152,923) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
La Fayette: | 3.6% (50) |
Georgia: | 6.9% (159,934) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
La Fayette: | 13.0% (125) |
Georgia: | 4.1% (83,134) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
La Fayette: | 1.1% (11) |
Georgia: | 2.8% (57,000) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
La Fayette: | 4.9% (47) |
Georgia: | 3.9% (80,273) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
La Fayette: | 6.8% (65) |
Georgia: | 7.7% (156,850) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
La Fayette: | 10.9% (105) |
Georgia: | 9.7% (196,728) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
La Fayette: | 27.2% (262) |
Georgia: | 15.5% (314,771) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
La Fayette: | 11.0% (106) |
Georgia: | 12.4% (252,047) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
La Fayette: | 7.4% (71) |
Georgia: | 11.9% (242,748) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Females:
La Fayette: | 1.6% (15) |
Georgia: | 3.3% (67,971) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
La Fayette: | 3.5% (34) |
Georgia: | 6.4% (130,035) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
La Fayette: | 8.4% (81) |
Georgia: | 7.0% (142,853) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 63.6%
Number of people working at home: 143 (5.6% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,573 (+53.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,234 (51.4%)
Number of people working at home: 143 (5.6% of all workers)
Daytime population change due to commuting: +3,573 (+53.3%)
Workers who live and work in this city: 1,234 (51.4%)
Less than 5 minutes:
La Fayette: | 6.6% (349) |
Georgia: | 2.3% (99,412) |
5 to 9 minutes:
La Fayette: | 7.2% (381) |
Georgia: | 8.3% (361,685) |
10 to 14 minutes:
La Fayette: | 14.7% (775) |
Georgia: | 12.1% (528,166) |
15 to 19 minutes:
La Fayette: | 14.6% (770) |
Georgia: | 15.0% (654,952) |
20 to 24 minutes:
La Fayette: | 8.7% (462) |
Georgia: | 13.4% (584,595) |
25 to 29 minutes:
La Fayette: | 8.8% (465) |
Georgia: | 6.8% (298,541) |
30 to 34 minutes:
La Fayette: | 23.0% (1,218) |
Georgia: | 14.4% (627,542) |
35 to 39 minutes:
La Fayette: | 2.2% (117) |
Georgia: | 3.7% (163,276) |
40 to 44 minutes:
La Fayette: | 1.5% (80) |
Georgia: | 4.1% (180,851) |
45 to 59 minutes:
La Fayette: | 5.3% (278) |
Georgia: | 10.0% (437,424) |
60 to 89 minutes:
La Fayette: | 4.9% (258) |
Georgia: | 7.0% (303,546) |
90 or more minutes:
La Fayette: | 0.9% (49) |
Georgia: | 2.8% (124,186) |
Less than 5 minutes:
La Fayette: | 5.9% (141) |
Georgia: | 2.4% (93,446) |
5 to 9 minutes:
La Fayette: | 19.4% (466) |
Georgia: | 8.7% (334,403) |
10 to 14 minutes:
La Fayette: | 19.5% (469) |
Georgia: | 13.3% (511,628) |
15 to 19 minutes:
La Fayette: | 12.4% (298) |
Georgia: | 15.2% (583,820) |
20 to 24 minutes:
La Fayette: | 9.6% (230) |
Georgia: | 13.6% (519,875) |
25 to 29 minutes:
La Fayette: | 4.7% (114) |
Georgia: | 5.5% (209,374) |
30 to 34 minutes:
La Fayette: | 7.6% (182) |
Georgia: | 14.0% (535,531) |
35 to 39 minutes:
La Fayette: | 3.1% (75) |
Georgia: | 2.8% (108,867) |
40 to 44 minutes:
La Fayette: | 2.7% (66) |
Georgia: | 3.4% (132,121) |
45 to 59 minutes:
La Fayette: | 8.7% (209) |
Georgia: | 9.1% (347,610) |
60 to 89 minutes:
La Fayette: | 3.1% (74) |
Georgia: | 6.1% (234,588) |
90 or more minutes:
La Fayette: | 0.6% (14) |
Georgia: | 2.9% (112,554) |
Less than 5 minutes - Males:
La Fayette: | 6.6% (167) |
Georgia: | 2.3% (54,145) |
5 to 9 minutes - Males:
La Fayette: | 11.0% (281) |
Georgia: | 7.5% (174,640) |
10 to 14 minutes - Males:
La Fayette: | 14.7% (375) |
Georgia: | 10.7% (249,464) |
15 to 19 minutes - Males:
La Fayette: | 11.6% (295) |
Georgia: | 14.3% (333,733) |
20 to 24 minutes - Males:
La Fayette: | 5.3% (135) |
Georgia: | 13.0% (303,241) |
25 to 29 minutes - Males:
La Fayette: | 13.3% (339) |
Georgia: | 7.0% (162,248) |
30 to 34 minutes - Males:
La Fayette: | 22.0% (559) |
Georgia: | 15.1% (351,130) |
35 to 39 minutes - Males:
La Fayette: | 3.6% (93) |
Georgia: | 3.8% (89,464) |
40 to 44 minutes - Males:
La Fayette: | 2.3% (58) |
Georgia: | 4.0% (93,184) |
45 to 59 minutes - Males:
La Fayette: | 14.6% (372) |
Georgia: | 10.6% (247,557) |
60 to 89 minutes - Males:
La Fayette: | 5.7% (146) |
Georgia: | 7.9% (183,852) |
90 or more minutes - Males:
La Fayette: | 1.2% (32) |
Georgia: | 3.6% (83,280) |
Less than 5 minutes - Females:
La Fayette: | 6.3% (173) |
Georgia: | 2.2% (45,267) |
5 to 9 minutes - Females:
La Fayette: | 4.2% (116) |
Georgia: | 9.2% (187,045) |
10 to 14 minutes - Females:
La Fayette: | 14.6% (399) |
Georgia: | 13.7% (278,702) |
15 to 19 minutes - Females:
La Fayette: | 18.4% (505) |
Georgia: | 15.8% (321,219) |
20 to 24 minutes - Females:
La Fayette: | 12.1% (331) |
Georgia: | 13.8% (281,354) |
25 to 29 minutes - Females:
La Fayette: | 4.6% (126) |
Georgia: | 6.7% (136,293) |
30 to 34 minutes - Females:
La Fayette: | 24.0% (657) |
Georgia: | 13.6% (276,412) |
35 to 39 minutes - Females:
La Fayette: | 1.1% (30) |
Georgia: | 3.6% (73,812) |
40 to 44 minutes - Females:
La Fayette: | 0.5% (15) |
Georgia: | 4.3% (87,667) |
45 to 59 minutes - Females:
La Fayette: | 6.0% (164) |
Georgia: | 9.3% (189,867) |
60 to 89 minutes - Females:
La Fayette: | 0.7% (19) |
Georgia: | 5.9% (119,694) |
90 or more minutes - Females:
La Fayette: | 1.1% (30) |
Georgia: | 2.0% (40,906) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
La Fayette: | 87.7% (4,598) |
Georgia: | 84.5% (1,726,159) |
Carpooled:
La Fayette: | 9.0% (475) |
Georgia: | 10.6% (221,187) |
Walked:
La Fayette: | 2.4% (127) |
Georgia: | 1.6% (28,577) |
Other means:
La Fayette: | 0.9% (46) |
Georgia: | 1.9% (35,874) |
Drove car alone:
La Fayette: | 79.2% (1,902) |
Georgia: | 77.5% (2,968,910) |
Carpooled:
La Fayette: | 15.8% (380) |
Georgia: | 14.5% (557,062) |
Bicycle:
La Fayette: | 0.4% (10) |
Georgia: | 0.1% (5,588) |
Walked:
La Fayette: | 1.2% (29) |
Georgia: | 1.7% (65,776) |
Other means:
La Fayette: | 0.7% (17) |
Georgia: | 0.9% (33,396) |
Drove car alone - Males:
La Fayette: | 88.3% (2,516) |
Georgia: | 84.2% (1,726,159) |
Carpooled - Males:
La Fayette: | 7.1% (201) |
Georgia: | 10.4% (221,187) |
Walked - Males:
La Fayette: | 4.0% (115) |
Georgia: | 1.7% (28,577) |
Other means - Males:
La Fayette: | 0.6% (18) |
Georgia: | 2.1% (35,874) |
Drove car alone - Females:
La Fayette: | 86.9% (2,081) |
Georgia: | 84.7% (1,726,159) |
Carpooled - Females:
La Fayette: | 11.4% (274) |
Georgia: | 10.9% (221,187) |
Walked - Females:
La Fayette: | 0.5% (12) |
Georgia: | 1.4% (28,577) |
Other means - Females:
La Fayette: | 1.2% (28) |
Georgia: | 1.8% (35,874) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
La Fayette: | 80.8% (1,724) |
Georgia: | 88.7% (3,677,830) |
In 2 person carpool:
La Fayette: | 18.7% (398) |
Georgia: | 8.0% (330,754) |
In 3 person carpool:
La Fayette: | 0.4% (8) |
Georgia: | 2.0% (84,634) |
Drove alone:
La Fayette: | 83.3% (1,902) |
Georgia: | 84.2% (2,968,910) |
In 2 person carpool:
La Fayette: | 14.6% (333) |
Georgia: | 11.5% (406,954) |
In 3 person carpool:
La Fayette: | 1.4% (32) |
Georgia: | 2.5% (87,725) |
In 4 person carpool:
La Fayette: | 0.7% (15) |
Georgia: | 1.0% (34,505) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
La Fayette: | 77.9% (1,995) |
Georgia: | 68.6% (3,616,681) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
La Fayette: | 5.0% (128) |
Georgia: | 6.9% (365,478) |
Local government workers:
La Fayette: | 6.4% (164) |
Georgia: | 7.3% (382,883) |
State government workers:
La Fayette: | 5.3% (136) |
Georgia: | 3.7% (197,066) |
Federal government workers:
La Fayette: | 0.3% (8) |
Georgia: | 3.2% (167,144) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
La Fayette: | 5.0% (128) |
Georgia: | 5.7% (300,564) |
Employee of private company:
La Fayette: | 74.1% (1,821) |
Georgia: | 70.5% (2,705,775) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
La Fayette: | 2.9% (71) |
Georgia: | 3.6% (137,778) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
La Fayette: | 1.1% (28) |
Georgia: | 4.8% (185,815) |
Local government workers:
La Fayette: | 6.1% (149) |
Georgia: | 6.9% (265,340) |
State government workers:
La Fayette: | 7.9% (195) |
Georgia: | 5.0% (190,664) |
Federal government workers:
La Fayette: | 1.6% (40) |
Georgia: | 3.1% (118,038) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
La Fayette: | 5.7% (139) |
Georgia: | 5.9% (226,595) |
Unpaid family workers:
La Fayette: | 0.6% (15) |
Georgia: | 0.3% (9,751) |
Employee of private company - Males:
La Fayette: | 81.3% (1,213) |
Georgia: | 71.9% (1,957,505) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
La Fayette: | 4.1% (62) |
Georgia: | 5.0% (135,126) |
Local government workers - Males:
La Fayette: | 5.4% (81) |
Georgia: | 5.1% (138,226) |
State government workers - Males:
La Fayette: | 2.4% (36) |
Georgia: | 2.9% (78,662) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
La Fayette: | 6.8% (101) |
Georgia: | 6.6% (180,413) |
Employee of private company - Females:
La Fayette: | 73.3% (782) |
Georgia: | 65.1% (1,659,176) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
La Fayette: | 6.2% (67) |
Georgia: | 9.0% (230,352) |
Local government workers - Females:
La Fayette: | 7.8% (84) |
Georgia: | 9.6% (244,657) |
State government workers - Females:
La Fayette: | 9.4% (100) |
Georgia: | 4.6% (118,404) |
Federal government workers - Females:
La Fayette: | 0.7% (8) |
Georgia: | 3.3% (84,721) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
La Fayette: | 2.5% (27) |
Georgia: | 4.7% (120,151) |