Jones County, GA Shrink-Swell Risk

Shrink-swell potential in Jones County, GA

Low

Soil across 77.7% of Jones County, GA comes back "Low" in USDA's shrink-swell data, averaging 2.34% linear extensibility. That's as favorable a county-level reading as this dataset produces - standard foundation practice, pending one lot's own geotechnical report.

What this number does and doesn't tell you

This is a countywide, area-weighted figure across every soil survey map unit in Jones County, GA - never a reading for one specific parcel. A site-specific soil report, usually $1,000-$5,000, is what an engineer would actually pull before designing a foundation on a lot in Jones County.

Jones County: the real numbers

Jones County's soil reading points toward standard foundation practice as the likely outcome, not the exception. A geotechnical report runs $1,000-$5,000, typically around $2,700. Foundation repair, if a specific lot turns out to differ from the county average, runs $5,000-$15,000.

Where this sits nationally

Among the 3,085 rated counties on this site, Jones County, GA ranks 1,696 most-constrained nationally, and 11 of 159 within Georgia. Jones County, GA is 394 square miles with a population of 29,047.

For contrast

Orleans Parish, LA carries this site's most-constrained reading. Barbour County, AL and Brown County, SD are worth a look for comparison.

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Elsewhere in Georgia

Every county in Georgia is on this site, including Haralson County, GA and Miller County, GA. The full underlying dataset is downloadable directly, one row per county.