At 7.1%, unemployment in Graysville is higher than in 83% of U.S. towns
Graysville grades C+ for jobs and income and B for walkability. Only 2% stay in Graysville for work; outside it, Birmingham is the main destination (32%, 11 miles). The average commute takes 29 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
Work in Graysville, in a few figures
What’s behind Graysville’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Graysville is better than 44% of U.S. towns. Job access by car holds Graysville’s grade up (ahead of 76% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Graysville could be anywhere from C− to A.
Commuting out of Graysville: the destinations
Where Graysville clocks in
32% 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.
Graysville on a workday afternoon
On a workday 757 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 432 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Graysville on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer than live here.
0.58 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
67% of the jobs in Graysville pay over $3,333 a month
449 jobs are based in Graysville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Graysville, 2014 → 2024: 555 → 449. 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 Graysville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Graysville: about 29 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Graysville workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,113 commuters (the 8% 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 Graysville’s workers travel
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.
The commute in Graysville is mostly behind the wheel
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Graysville is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Graysville near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,210 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 2% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 47% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 11.2% of Graysville households have no vehicle (Alabama 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Graysville’s commuters take a bus or train.
Graysville is 2,573rd of 5,656 U.S. towns of 1,300 to 2,500 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 82 | Shoal Creek AL | 1,328 | $218K | 0.0% | 2.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 382 | Westover AL | 2,121 | $97K | 4.1% | 0.6% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 501 | Vance AL | 2,332 | $95K | 7.3% | 1.3% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,571 | Cussewago Township PA | 1,440 | $75K | 8.6% | 4.7% | 1% | C+ |
| 2,572 | Oak Grove MS | 2,098 | $82K | 8.3% | 8.0% | <1% | C+ |
| 2,573 | Graysville AL | 1,855 | $70K | 10.6% | 7.1% | 2% | C+ |
| 2,574 | Gilman IL | 1,681 | $71K | 6.1% | 6.8% | 16% | C+ |
| 2,575 | Falconer NY | 2,210 | $60K | 10.9% | 3.5% | 9% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,656 | Paraje NM | 1,333 | $33K | 61.7% | 0.0% | 7% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Graysville, the top three, the last and three more from Alabama.
Graysville and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Adamsville (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Graysville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graysville | – | C+ | B | 29 min | $70,208 |
| Adamsville | 3% | B | C+ | 35 min | $62,500 |
| Brookside | under 2% | C | D | 27 min | $59,271 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Graysville’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 Graysville: questions
What is the median household income in Graysville?
$70,208 (±$28,089) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Graysville?
10.6%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Graysville?
29 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Graysville work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Birmingham (32%, 11 mi), Hoover (6%, 19 mi), Homewood (6%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Graysville walkable?
Graysville is more walkable than 60% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 7.4 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Graysville without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 11% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Graysville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Graysville
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.