With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Dunnavant works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Dunnavant itself; outside it, Birmingham draws the most (21%, 15 miles). 14 jobs are based in Dunnavant; 398 of its residents have a job. For 29% of workers, the job is at home; Alabama has 9%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Dunnavant apart
Dunnavant is a place people come home to
There are 14 jobs based in Dunnavant, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dunnavant has about 580 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A lot of Dunnavant works one town over
35% of working residents work in a town that borders Dunnavant: Birmingham (21%), Hoover (10%) and Leeds (4%). Next door ↓
Home offices are common in Dunnavant
29% of Dunnavant workers work from home, against 9% across Alabama. 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 398 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Dunnavant on a workday
On a workday 398 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 14 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Dunnavant on a workday afternoon, 40% 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.
Time on the road from Dunnavant: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dunnavant workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 393 commuters (the 29% 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.
The places Dunnavant commutes to
Where Dunnavant clocks in
21% of workers
10% 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.
Dunnavant works in goods: 43% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dunnavant, 2013 → 2023: 21 → 14. 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 Dunnavant’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Dunnavant’s commute, mile by mile
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.
The towns next door employ 35% of Dunnavant
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dunnavant workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunnavant | – | — | — | 33 min | $75,323 |
| Shoal Creek | under 3% | A+ | C− | 32 min | $218,333 |
| Vandiver | under 3% | — | — | 28 min | — |
| Leeds | 4% | B | C | 27 min | $69,737 |
| Hoover | 10% | A | C+ | 25 min | $109,253 |
| Birmingham | 21% | C | A | 21 min | $46,051 |
Same-state neighbors only. Vandiver: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Birmingham. Darker towns draw more of Dunnavant’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Dunnavant: questions
What is the median household income in Dunnavant?
$75,323 (±$55,337) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dunnavant?
20.5%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dunnavant?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 29% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dunnavant work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Birmingham (21%, 15 mi), Hoover (10%, 18 mi), Homewood (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dunnavant without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dunnavant, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dunnavant
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.