Locust Grove is a medium-sized city located in the state of Georgia. With a population of 11,199 people and eight associated neighborhoods, Locust Grove is the 111th largest community in Georgia. Much of the housing stock in Locust Grove was built relatively recently. The construction of new real estate can often be taken as an indication that the local Locust Grove economy is robust, and that jobs or other amenities are attracting an influx of new residents. This seems to be the case in Locust Grove, where the median household income is $67,143.00.Locust Grove is neither predominantly blue-collar nor white-collar, instead having a mixed workforce of both blue-collar and white-collar jobs. Overall, Locust Grove is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Locust Grove who work in sales jobs (23.44%), office and administrative support (15.88%), and healthcare (12.94%). One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 7.81% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes. One downside of living in Locust Grove is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Locust Grove, the average commute to work is 33.14 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. Locust Grove is a small city, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.The education level of Locust Grove citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 22.90% of adults in Locust Grove have at least a bachelor's degree. The per capita income in Locust Grove in 2022 was $27,454, which is middle income relative to Georgia, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $109,816 for a family of four. However, Locust Grove contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Locust Grove is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Locust Grove home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Locust Grove residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Locust Grove include English, Irish, German, African, and Scottish. The most common language spoken in Locust Grove is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
