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Jobs & commute in Fairford

Fairford has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

There are 8 jobs in Fairford; 61 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Fairford itself; outside it, Mobile draws the most (25%, 35 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 9% across Alabama.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Fairford, and who commutes in

On a workday 61 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.

61live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
8work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night150
Workday97
150live here− 61head out to work+ 8come in to work= 97on a workday

About 97 people are in Fairford on a workday afternoon, 35% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.13jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where the trip to work from Fairford ends

McIntosh: 1 residents work here (2%)Mount VernonGrove Hill: 1 residents work here (2%)MillryHomewood: 1 residents work here (2%)Chatom: 1 residents work here (2%)Jackson: 3 residents work here (5%)Opp: 1 residents work here (2%)Saraland: 2 residents work here (3%)Mobile: 15 residents work here (25%)GautierMalcolmFairfordAxis: 2 residents work here (3%)Brent: 2 residents work here (3%)MobileJacksonSaralandAxisBrentMcIntoshFairford
1
Mobile35.3 mi away
25%15
2
Jackson26.7 mi away
5%3
3
Saraland22.6 mi away
3%2
4
Axis17.9 mi away
3%2
5
Brent, FL69 mi away
3%2
6
McIntosh6.6 mi away
2%1
7
Grove Hill40.1 mi away
2%1
8
Homewood174 mi away
2%1
9
Chatom22.6 mi away
2%1
10
Opp107.5 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
52%32
The top trips

Where Fairford clocks in

Lines 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 jobs

100% of the jobs in Fairford make or build things

Jobs based in FairfordJobs Fairford residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%36%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices0%41%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less38%20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month13%28%
Over $3,333 a month50%52%

Who does it

29 or younger13%33%
30 to 5463%46%
55 and older25%21%

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 Fairford’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Fairford

Working from home
0%

of Fairford workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Fairford gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 135 commuters (the 0% 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.

How far

How far Fairford’s workers travel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMobile: 25% · 35.3 miJackson: 5% · 26.7 miSaraland: 3% · 22.6 miAxis: 3% · 17.9 miBrent: 3% · 69 miMcIntosh: 2% · 6.6 miGrove Hill: 2% · 40.1 miHomewood: 2% · 174 miChatom: 2% · 22.6 miOpp: 2% · 107.5 miMobile 25%Jackson 5%Saraland 3%Axis 3%Brent 3%Fairford
FairfordTop destinations (size = commuters)
14%Under 10 mi8 residents
22%10–24 mi13 residents
41%25–50 mi24 residents
24%Over 50 mi14 residents

About 24% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Fairford: questions

What is the median household income in Fairford?

$96,228 (±$737) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Fairford?

0.0%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Fairford work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mobile (25%, 35 mi), Jackson (5%, 27 mi), Saraland (3%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Fairford 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 Fairford, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Fairford

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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.