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GAINESVILLE
H A L L C O U N T Y GEORGIA - USA
AT - A - G L A N C E Downtown Gainesville Labor Force
AT- A- GLANCE Hall County......................................................90,659
Greater Hall Area......................................... 762,000
Gainesville/Hall County Unemployment Rate................. 4.6% (Feb. 2016)
Avg. Weekly Wage............................................ $824
Spanning 392 miles, Hall HALL COUNTY
County is a prime location Climate Averages (Source: Hall County Area Labor Profile, February 2016)
in Northeast Georgia,
offering many natural Annual Rainfall 52 “ Transportation
and urban opportunities. Annual Snowfall 2.5 “
Annual Sunshine 218 Days It’s easy to get around in Hall County
L ocated in the foothills of the Annual Temp. 61 Degrees 0F thanks to its several surface arteries
majestic Blue Ridge Mountains Summer Temp. 76 Degrees 0F such as:
and only 45 minutes outside of 46 Degrees 0F • I-985/GA 365 Lanier Parkway
metro Atlanta, Hall County is Winter Temp. • Four-lane limited access to I-85, I-285
a prime location in Northeast Georgia, • Easy access to GA 400, I-75, I-20
offering the perfect balance of natural Population
and urban opportunities. The county • Air
is bordered to the west by Lake Sidney Hall County................................................... 201,000 Gainesville is a one-hour drive from
Lanier, and sits at the southern edge of Gainesville*......................................................38,000 Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
the Chattahoochee National Forest and Braselton............................................................. 9,000 Airport via I-985/GA 365 to I-85 South,
at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Buford.................................................................14,000 or via GA 400 to I-85 South. Hartsfield-
Hall County spans 392 miles and includes Clermont.................................................................900 Jackson Atlanta International Airport
the cities of Gainesville, Flowery Branch, Flowery Branch................................................. 7,100 provides more than 2,700 domestic and
Oakwood, Lula, Clermont, Gillsville, Gillsville....................................................................250 international flights daily, and puts the
Braselton, and Buford, each offering Lula........................................................................ 3,000 Greater Hall area within a two-hour flight
distinct opportunities in unique settings. Oakwood............................................................ 4,500 of 80 percent of the U.S. population.
The City of Gainesville’s Lee Gilmer
*County seat Memorial Airport offers two runways –
5,500 ft. and 4,001 ft. – and is capable
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2015 Estimates) of handling corporate jets and private
aircraft. Fly-in meetings can be held at
the Lee Gilmer conference room.
Manager Phone: 770-535-6882.
gainesville.org
• Rail
• Norfolk-Southern Railway
• CSX Rail
• Amtrak
• Ports
The nearest deep-water port is in
Savannah, GA, 300 miles to the south and
easily accessed by interstate highway.
Savannah is the fastest growing and
largest single container terminal in
North America. Deep-water ports are also
available at Brunswick, GA; Charleston, SC;
and Jacksonville, FL. gaports.com
• Motor Freight
More than 40 carriers serve the
Gainesville/Hall County area.
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