Glen Allen has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
0% of workers work from home, next to 9% for Alabama as a whole. 20 jobs are based in Glen Allen for 177 working residents. Working residents average 27 minutes each way, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Glen Allen on a workday afternoon
On a workday 177 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Glen Allen on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 2024, primary jobs.
23% of working residents work in Winfield
Where Glen Allen clocks in
7% of workers
6% 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.
100% of the jobs in Glen Allen make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Glen Allen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Glen Allen: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Glen Allen workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 199 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 Glen Allen goes to work
About 36% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
23% of Glen Allen works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Glen Allen workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Allen | – | — | — | 27 min | $46,313 |
| Winfield | 23% | C− | C | 29 min | $49,688 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Winfield. Darker towns draw more of Glen Allen’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 2024, 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 Glen Allen: questions
What is the median household income in Glen Allen?
$46,313 (±$4,299) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Glen Allen?
10.3%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Glen Allen?
27 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Glen Allen work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winfield (23%, 4 mi), Birmingham (7%, 59 mi), Fayette (6%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Glen Allen 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 Glen Allen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Glen Allen
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.