Photo: DwayneP · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs, income and commuting in Hammondville, AL
Employers in Hammondville report 172 jobs, and 140 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% stay in Hammondville for work; outside it, Fort Payne is the main destination (31%, 8 miles). The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average, where Alabama has 26 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Hammondville by day
On a workday 138 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 170 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (1.23 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Hammondville’s residents
Where Hammondville clocks in
8% 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.
Hammondville works in goods: 99% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hammondville, 2014 → 2024: 235 → 172. 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 Hammondville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Hammondville spends getting to work: about 20 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hammondville workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 130 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.
How far Hammondville’s workers travel
About 23% 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.
Bordering towns draw 39% of Hammondville’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hammondville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammondville | – | — | — | 20 min | $37,083 |
| Fort Payne | 31% | D | C+ | 17 min | $47,479 |
| Valley Head | 8% | — | — | 50 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Valley Head: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fort Payne. Darker towns draw more of Hammondville’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 Hammondville: questions
What is the median household income in Hammondville?
$37,083 (±$17,123) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hammondville?
22.6%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hammondville?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hammondville work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Fort Payne (31%, 8 mi), Valley Head (8%, 1 mi), Chattanooga (6%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Hammondville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hammondville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hammondville
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.