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Location & Transportation
Twelve miles from downtown Atlanta,
Clayton County is perfectly positioned
for its dynamic and growing role in the
global marketplace. Clayton County is
well-connected. With access to 19 exits on
four major interstates –I-75, I-85, I-285 and
I-675 – businesses and residents enjoy
swift access to 80 percent of the nation’s
population within a two-day drive.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport (ATL), which sits in Clayton County’s
northwest corner, serves more than 100
million passengers annually and puts ATLANTA TECHNICAL COLLEGE
more than 200 million people within two
hours’ flight time from Clayton County.
Additionally, the area’s two Class I railroads, Top 5 Industries (Number of Firms)
CSX and Norfolk Southern, offer direct
rail connections to the Port of Savannah,
the largest single container terminal in Retail Trade .............................................. 764
North America and the second-busiest U.S.
container port. Health Care and Social Assistance .............497
Accommodation and Food Services ......... 497
Education & Workforce

Clayton County is home to a workforce Transportation and Warehousing ...............475
of 139,790 with the ability to attract
employees from throughout metro Atlanta,
making the immediate area’s labor Other Services (except Public Administration) 340
pool an astounding 1,292,806. To meet
Source: Georgia Department of Labor Area Labor Profiles, Q3 - 2021

employers’ present and future technical, the county also has several state and local
manufacturing, and other needs, the training programs to further educate the
workforce has access to more than 15 labor force, including Quick Start and the
colleges and universities and several Georgia Work Ready Program.
technical colleges and trade schools.
Nearby universities include Clayton
State University in Morrow, along with Utilities
Emory University, Georgia State Clayton County enjoys some of the
University, and Georgia Tech, among most abundant and efficient utility services,
others, in nearby Atlanta. from up to 42 million gallons per day (mgd)
Atlanta Technical College, which
serves Clayton County, proudly hosts
the Center for Workforce Innovation
(CWI). A partnership between ATC, the
City of Atlanta, the Atlanta Committee for
Progress, and sponsor companies, the
program provides industry supported
curriculum, on-campus career coaching,
and work-based internships that will
ultimately connect students with
sustainable careers in the Atlanta area’s
leading industries. Current fields of
focus for CWI include aviation, skilled Georgia is the top-ranked
trades, information technology, film and state for business by Area
entertainment, and logistics and supply
chain management. Development magazine.
Apart from the substantial student base
that Clayton County offers area businesses,
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