With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Allgood works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Allgood itself; outside it, Birmingham draws the most (20%, 31 miles). There are 53 jobs in Allgood; 234 of its residents have a job. Working residents average 37 minutes each way; Alabama averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Allgood and work: the main findings
Allgood’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Allgood is Birmingham, 31 miles away as the crow flies. 20% of working residents (47) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Allgood is a place people come home to
There are 53 jobs based in Allgood, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Allgood has about 380 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Allgood workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 37 minutes each way, against 26 across Alabama. Over a year that’s about 284 hours of commuting, 84 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 234 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Near or far: the trip to work from Allgood
About 22% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Who leaves Allgood for work, and who comes in
On a workday 233 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 52 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Allgood on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
The trip to work from Allgood: about 37 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Allgood workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 257 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Alabama: 88% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Commuting out of Allgood: the destinations
Where Allgood clocks in
20% of workers
12% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Most jobs in Allgood are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Allgood, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 53. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Allgood’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Allgood: questions
What is the median household income in Allgood?
$73,750 (±$42,510) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Allgood?
29.2%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Allgood?
37 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Allgood work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Birmingham (20%, 31 mi), Oneonta (12%, 3 mi), Trussville (5%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Allgood without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Allgood, from the people who make the trip.
More of Allgood
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.