One of the benefits of Claxton is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 18.18 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Claxton 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 citizens of Claxton are slightly less educated than the national average of 21.84% for the average city or town: 13.27% of adults in Claxton have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree
The per capita income in Claxton in 2022 was $19,708, which is low income relative to Georgia and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $78,832 for a family of four. However, Claxton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Claxton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Claxton home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Claxton residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Claxton also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 16.17% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Claxton include English, Irish, German, Scots-Irish, and French.
The most common language spoken in Claxton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Polish.
