Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Gordonville works elsewhere
There are 17 jobs in Gordonville for 73 working residents. Hardly any work in Gordonville; the top destination outside it is Montgomery (37%, 29 miles). Commuters spend 31 minutes getting to work on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Gordonville quiets down on a workday
On a workday 73 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 160 people are in Gordonville on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
Commuting out of Gordonville: the destinations
Where Gordonville clocks in
37% of workers
8% 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.
Jobs in Gordonville: what the 17 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Gordonville, 2014 → 2024: 1 → 17. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Gordonville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Gordonville’s commute takes about 31 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Gordonville workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 82 commuters (the 4% 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.
Gordonville’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Around Gordonville: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Mosses (1%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Gordonville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordonville | – | — | — | 31 min | $41,528 |
| Mosses | 1% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mosses: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Gordonville’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 Gordonville: questions
What is the median household income in Gordonville?
$41,528 (±$8,336) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Gordonville?
36.7%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Gordonville?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Gordonville work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Montgomery (37%, 29 mi), Greenville (8%, 22 mi), Andalusia (5%, 60 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Gordonville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Gordonville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Gordonville
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.