Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Thomaston spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 19.17 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the city are less than they would otherwise be.
Being a small city, Thomaston does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The education level of Thomaston citizens, measured as those with bachelor's degrees or advanced degrees, is similar to the national average for all American cities and towns. 17.54% of adults 25 and older in Thomaston have a college degree.
The per capita income in Thomaston in 2022 was $24,063, which is lower middle income relative to Georgia, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $96,252 for a family of four. However, Thomaston contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Thomaston also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 36.74% of its population below the federal poverty line.
Thomaston is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Thomaston home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Thomaston residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Thomaston include English, African, Scots-Irish, Irish, and German.
The most common language spoken in Thomaston is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.
