Berlin has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Berlin report 22 jobs, against 217 working residents. Hardly any stay in Berlin for work; outside it, Cullman is the main destination (27%, 5 miles). The average commute takes 32 minutes each way (Alabama 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Berlin
Berlin and Cullman trade workers both ways
Cullman is the top workplace for Berlin residents (27%) and also where the most people who work in Berlin come from (27% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Berlin is a place people come home to
There are 22 jobs based in Berlin, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Berlin has about 350 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Berlin workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 32 minutes each way, against 26 across Alabama. Over a year that’s about 245 hours of commuting, 46 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 217 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Berlin to work: where people go
Where Berlin clocks in
27% of workers
11% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Berlin
On a workday 217 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere.
About 350 people are in Berlin on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
Commuting from Berlin: about 32 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Berlin workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 325 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.
Making and building: 45% of jobs based in Berlin
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Berlin, 2013 → 2023: 28 → 22. 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 Berlin’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Berlin, by distance
About 16% 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.
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 Berlin: questions
What is the median household income in Berlin?
$70,982 (±$11,836) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Berlin?
15.4%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Berlin?
32 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Berlin work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cullman (27%, 5 mi), Huntsville (11%, 36 mi), Birmingham (5%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Berlin without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Berlin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Berlin
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.