Edgewater has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
4 jobs are based in Edgewater, and 271 of its residents work somewhere. The average commute takes 20 minutes each way, where Alabama has 26 and the U.S. 26. 2% of workers work from home (Alabama 9%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Edgewater and work: the main findings
Edgewater is a place people come home to
There are 4 jobs based in Edgewater, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Edgewater has about 400 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
38% of Edgewater works in Birmingham
102 working residents, 38%, have their main job in Birmingham, 9 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Edgewater itself. The commute map ↓
Commutes from Edgewater are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Alabama. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Alabama 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 271 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How many people are in Edgewater by day
On a workday 270 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Edgewater 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.
38% of working residents work in Birmingham
Where Edgewater clocks in
38% of workers
8% of workers
4% 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 trip from Edgewater: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Edgewater workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 319 commuters (the 2% 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.
100% of the jobs in Edgewater pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Edgewater, 2013 → 2023: 16 → 4. 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 Edgewater’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Edgewater’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.
Edgewater and its neighbors: 38% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Edgewater workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewater | – | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Birmingham | 38% | C | A | 21 min | $46,051 |
| Pleasant Grove | under 2% | B | C− | 26 min | $70,317 |
| McDonald Chapel | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. McDonald Chapel: 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 Edgewater’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 Edgewater: questions
What is the poverty rate in Edgewater?
20.1%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Edgewater?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Edgewater work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Birmingham (38%, 9 mi), Bessemer (8%, 11 mi), Hoover (4%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Edgewater without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Edgewater, from the people who make the trip.
More of Edgewater
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.