Work and Jobs in Fort Benning, Georgia (GA) Detailed Stats
Occupations, Industries, Unemployment, Workers, Commute
The most common industries in Fort Benning are: Health care (13.5% of civilian employees), Public administration (9.4% of civilian employees), Educational services (8.4% of civilian employees). 58.9% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 19.7% less than 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 |
Health care | 13.5% (155) | 9.3% (30) | 15.1% (125) |
Public administration | 9.4% (108) | 24.5% (79) | 3.5% (29) |
Educational services | 8.4% (96) | 2.2% (7) | 10.8% (89) |
Accommodation and food services | 7.7% (88) | 9.0% (29) | 7.1% (59) |
Finance and insurance | 7.6% (87) | 6.8% (22) | 7.9% (65) |
Social assistance | 7.1% (81) | 0.0% (0) | 9.8% (81) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 4.7% (54) | 1.2% (4) | 6.1% (50) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 3.7% (42) | 9.3% (30) | 1.5% (12) |
Food and beverage stores | 3.3% (38) | 1.2% (4) | 4.1% (34) |
Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 2.7% (31) | 2.8% (9) | 2.7% (22) |
Other direct selling establishments | 2.5% (29) | 1.6% (5) | 2.9% (24) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 2.3% (26) | 2.2% (7) | 2.3% (19) |
Broadcasting and telecommunications | 2.3% (26) | 2.2% (7) | 2.3% (19) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2.1% (24) | 0.0% (0) | 2.9% (24) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.5% (17) | 1.9% (6) | 1.3% (11) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.3% (15) | 0.0% (0) | 1.8% (15) |
Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 1.2% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (14) |
Construction | 1.1% (13) | 4.0% (13) | 0.0% (0) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.1% (13) | 2.5% (8) | 0.6% (5) |
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 1.1% (13) | 1.9% (6) | 0.8% (7) |
Transportation equipment | 1.1% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 1.6% (13) |
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 1.0% (12) | 1.9% (6) | 0.7% (6) |
Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 1.0% (12) | 0.0% (0) | 1.5% (12) |
Chemicals | 0.9% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (10) |
Textile mills and textile products | 0.8% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (9) |
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.8% (9) | 0.0% (0) | 1.1% (9) |
Truck transportation | 0.7% (8) | 2.5% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
Wood products | 0.6% (7) | 2.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 0.6% (7) | 2.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (6) |
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (6) | 1.9% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Beverage and tobacco products | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (6) |
Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (6) |
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (6) |
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (6) |
Music stores | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (6) |
Plastics and rubber products | 0.5% (6) | 1.9% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.5% (6) | 1.9% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Water transportation | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (6) |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 0.7% (6) |
Repair and maintenance | 0.5% (6) | 1.9% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (5) |
Clothing and accessories, including shoe, stores | 0.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (5) |
Personal and laundry services | 0.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.6% (5) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.3% (4) | 1.2% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Fort Benning
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 4.0%Males
- 8.8%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 7.1%Males
- 10.5%Females
- Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native residents
- 20.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 23.3%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 16.7%Males
- 25.2%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
<5am:
Fort Benning: | 8.1% (597) |
Georgia: | 2.8% (108,019) |
5:30am:
Fort Benning: | 11.2% (825) |
Georgia: | 2.7% (102,302) |
6am:
Fort Benning: | 21.1% (1,552) |
Georgia: | 4.1% (156,682) |
6:30am:
Fort Benning: | 18.1% (1,326) |
Georgia: | 9.0% (343,349) |
7am:
Fort Benning: | 3.7% (270) |
Georgia: | 11.0% (422,728) |
7:30am:
Fort Benning: | 2.6% (194) |
Georgia: | 15.9% (608,777) |
8am:
Fort Benning: | 4.3% (316) |
Georgia: | 15.9% (610,869) |
8:30am:
Fort Benning: | 4.7% (342) |
Georgia: | 10.2% (391,849) |
9am:
Fort Benning: | 9.7% (712) |
Georgia: | 4.9% (187,692) |
10am:
Fort Benning: | 3.5% (259) |
Georgia: | 5.3% (204,205) |
11am:
Fort Benning: | 0.9% (64) |
Georgia: | 2.1% (79,927) |
12pm:
Fort Benning: | 0.1% (4) |
Georgia: | 0.9% (34,761) |
4pm:
Fort Benning: | 1.6% (114) |
Georgia: | 5.7% (219,434) |
>4pm:
Fort Benning: | 4.4% (321) |
Georgia: | 6.6% (253,223) |
Travel time to work
Less than 5 minutes:
Fort Benning: | 19.6% (1,438) |
Georgia: | 2.4% (93,446) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Fort Benning: | 25.7% (1,889) |
Georgia: | 8.7% (334,403) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Fort Benning: | 20.0% (1,471) |
Georgia: | 13.3% (511,628) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Fort Benning: | 13.0% (954) |
Georgia: | 15.2% (583,820) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Fort Benning: | 6.8% (496) |
Georgia: | 13.6% (519,875) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Fort Benning: | 3.0% (223) |
Georgia: | 5.5% (209,374) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Fort Benning: | 2.9% (212) |
Georgia: | 14.0% (535,531) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Fort Benning: | 0.4% (26) |
Georgia: | 2.8% (108,867) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Fort Benning: | 0.6% (46) |
Georgia: | 9.1% (347,610) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Fort Benning: | 0.6% (47) |
Georgia: | 6.1% (234,588) |
90 or more minutes:
Fort Benning: | 1.3% (94) |
Georgia: | 2.9% (112,554) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Fort Benning: | 48.1% (3,528) |
Georgia: | 77.5% (2,968,910) |
Carpooled:
Fort Benning: | 13.4% (987) |
Georgia: | 14.5% (557,062) |
Bus or trolley bus:
Fort Benning: | 0.6% (45) |
Georgia: | 1.5% (59,355) |
Motorcycle:
Fort Benning: | 0.3% (25) |
Georgia: | 0.1% (3,055) |
Bicycle:
Fort Benning: | 0.2% (17) |
Georgia: | 0.1% (5,588) |
Walked:
Fort Benning: | 28.7% (2,106) |
Georgia: | 1.7% (65,776) |
Other means:
Fort Benning: | 2.6% (188) |
Georgia: | 0.9% (33,396) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Fort Benning: | 78.1% (3,528) |
Georgia: | 84.2% (2,968,910) |
In 2 person carpool:
Fort Benning: | 15.2% (687) |
Georgia: | 11.5% (406,954) |
In 3 person carpool:
Fort Benning: | 4.5% (205) |
Georgia: | 2.5% (87,725) |
In 4 person carpool:
Fort Benning: | 1.1% (48) |
Georgia: | 1.0% (34,505) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
Fort Benning: | 0.4% (20) |
Georgia: | 0.5% (18,718) |
In 7+ person carpool:
Fort Benning: | 0.6% (27) |
Georgia: | 0.3% (9,160) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Fort Benning: | 58.9% (676) |
Georgia: | 70.5% (2,705,775) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Fort Benning: | 0.7% (8) |
Georgia: | 3.6% (137,778) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Fort Benning: | 6.1% (70) |
Georgia: | 4.8% (185,815) |
Local government workers:
Fort Benning: | 4.6% (53) |
Georgia: | 6.9% (265,340) |
State government workers:
Fort Benning: | 1.7% (19) |
Georgia: | 5.0% (190,664) |
Federal government workers:
Fort Benning: | 24.9% (286) |
Georgia: | 3.1% (118,038) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Fort Benning: | 3.1% (36) |
Georgia: | 5.9% (226,595) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Fort Benning: | 50.0% (161) |
Georgia: | 73.4% (1,505,132) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
Fort Benning: | 3.7% (12) |
Georgia: | 3.0% (62,400) |
Local government workers - Males:
Fort Benning: | 2.8% (9) |
Georgia: | 4.9% (99,702) |
Federal government workers - Males:
Fort Benning: | 43.5% (140) |
Georgia: | 3.0% (61,555) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Fort Benning: | 62.3% (515) |
Georgia: | 67.1% (1,200,643) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
Fort Benning: | 1.0% (8) |
Georgia: | 2.1% (37,390) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Fort Benning: | 7.0% (58) |
Georgia: | 6.9% (123,415) |
Local government workers - Females:
Fort Benning: | 5.3% (44) |
Georgia: | 9.3% (165,638) |
State government workers - Females:
Fort Benning: | 2.3% (19) |
Georgia: | 6.8% (120,999) |
Federal government workers - Females:
Fort Benning: | 17.7% (146) |
Georgia: | 3.2% (56,483) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
Fort Benning: | 4.4% (36) |
Georgia: | 4.4% (78,566) |