Septic companies in Commerce, GA

What the ground in Commerce is like

The USDA soil survey rates mapped ground in Commerce for septic drain-field suitability across roughly 14 square miles. About 93% of the rated ground is classed "Somewhat limited", the survey records restrictions that design and sizing can often work around.

In Commerce, the leading limit is slow water movement: effluent does not drain through the soil fast enough, so a conventional field can back up or pond when the ground cannot keep pace. The survey flags that limit on about 95% of the rated ground here.

The limiting features the survey records most often here:

• Slow water movement95.4%
• Slope34.5%
• Flooding5.1%
• Depth to saturated zone5.1%

This is survey data for mapped areas, not a substitute for a site evaluation on your own lot. Conditions on a single parcel can differ from the map.

USDA NRCS SSURGO, ENG Septic Tank Absorption Fields · 92.9% Somewhat limited · Slow water movement · 22 map units · 13.63 sq mi · read 2026-08-30