At 8.6%, unemployment in Hueytown is higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
Only 5% work in Hueytown itself; outside it, Birmingham draws the most (27%, 15 miles). Hueytown grades C for jobs and income and C− for walkability. The trip to work takes 26 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
Hueytown and work: the main findings
Income, poverty and work: Hueytown’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hueytown is better than 30% of U.S. towns, #105 of 187 in Alabama. Job access by car holds Hueytown’s grade up (ahead of 81% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hueytown could be anywhere from C− to B−.
How many people are in Hueytown by day
On a workday 6,637 residents head out to work, 360 work right here, and 4,174 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14,000 people are in Hueytown on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.65 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.
Where Hueytown’s working residents head each day
Where Hueytown clocks in
27% of workers
12% of workers
8% 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 Hueytown: what the 4,534 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hueytown, 2014 → 2024: 3,858 → 4,534. 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 Hueytown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Hueytown, about 26 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hueytown workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,017 commuters (the 12% 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.
Half of Hueytown commutes less than 13 miles
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.
Most of Hueytown commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hueytown is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns, #122 of 187 in Alabama. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 1.7% across Alabama.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 6,807 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 1.7% of Hueytown households have no vehicle (Alabama 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hueytown’s commuters take a bus or train.
Ranked on jobs and income, Hueytown is 1,775th among 2,220 U.S. towns of 11,000 to 22,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 9 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 258 | Pike Road AL | 11,899 | $117K | 5.1% | 0.5% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 466 | Chelsea AL | 17,716 | $115K | 2.7% | 3.2% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,773 | Blue Island IL | 21,805 | $59K | 17.1% | 15.5% | 6% | C |
| 1,774 | Bethany OK | 20,315 | $57K | 20.5% | 6.5% | 6% | C |
| 1,775 | Hueytown AL | 16,159 | $63K | 16.2% | 8.6% | 5% | C |
| 1,776 | Hazel Crest IL | 13,024 | $68K | 24.0% | 14.3% | 3% | C |
| 1,777 | Borger TX | 11,842 | $62K | 14.9% | 3.6% | 40% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 2,220 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 28% | 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 Hueytown, the top three, the last and three more from Alabama.
Work next door: 39% of Hueytown’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hueytown workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hueytown | – | C | C− | 26 min | $62,784 |
| Bessemer | 12% | C− | A− | 26 min | $39,613 |
| Birmingham | 27% | C | A | 21 min | $46,051 |
| Pleasant Grove | under 2% | B | C− | 26 min | $70,317 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Birmingham. Darker towns draw more of Hueytown’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 Hueytown: questions
What is the median household income in Hueytown?
$62,784 (±$4,323) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hueytown?
16.2%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hueytown?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hueytown work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Birmingham (27%, 15 mi), Bessemer (12%, 4 mi), Hoover (8%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Hueytown walkable?
Hueytown is more walkable than 24% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hueytown without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hueytown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hueytown
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.