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Jobs & commute in Ivalee

With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Ivalee works elsewhere

Only 1% work in Ivalee itself; outside it, Gadsden draws the most (19%, 8 miles). There are 112 jobs in Ivalee; 278 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers have no commute at all, where Alabama as a whole has 9%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

112 jobs based here
Household income
$41K
median · Alabama $64K
Poverty
7.7%
Alabama 15.6%
Unemployment
2.3%
Alabama 4.7% · U.S. 5.2%
Time each way
27 min
Alabama 26 · U.S. 26
Work in town
1%
3 of 278 working residents
Work from home
0%
Alabama 9% · U.S. 15%
What stands out

What stands out about work in Ivalee

0%work from home · AL 9%
★ What stands out · Time on the road

Commuting from Ivalee: about 27 minutes a trip

A year of commuting
206 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Ivalee27 min
Alabama26 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
0%

of Ivalee workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Ivalee gets to work
94%Drive alone
4%Carpool
2%Other

Share of the 259 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.

Day and night

Ivalee by day and by night

On a workday 275 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 109 people come in from elsewhere.

275live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
109work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night810
Workday640
810live here− 280head out to work+ 110come in to work= 640on a workday

About 640 people are in Ivalee on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.40jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

The places Ivalee commutes to

Attalla: 31 residents work here (11%)Sardis CityHokes BluffGlencoeIrondale: 4 residents work here (1%)Boaz: 8 residents work here (3%)Rainbow City: 8 residents work here (3%)SouthsideSylacaugaGadsden: 54 residents work here (19%)Anniston: 9 residents work here (3%)Oxford: 5 residents work here (2%)Albertville: 19 residents work here (7%)Huntsville: 6 residents work here (2%)Birmingham: 10 residents work here (4%)IvaleeEgyptGallantGadsdenAttallaAlbertvilleBirminghamAnnistonBoazIvalee
1
Gadsden7.8 mi away
19%54
2
Attalla3.8 mi away
11%31
3
Albertville16 mi away
7%19
4
Birmingham51.3 mi away
4%10
5
Anniston31.7 mi away
3%9
6
Boaz11.2 mi away
3%8
7
Rainbow City8.3 mi away
3%8
8
Huntsville54.7 mi away
2%6
9
Oxford34.4 mi away
2%5
10
Irondale45.2 mi away
1%4
Everywhere elseother towns and states
45%124
The top trips

Where Ivalee clocks in

19% of workers
7.8 mi awayGadsden54 Ivalee residents work here · Jobs & commute →
11% of workers
3.8 mi awayAttalla31 Ivalee residents work here · Jobs & commute →
7% of workers
16 mi awayAlbertville19 Ivalee residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

The kinds of work in Ivalee

Jobs based in IvaleeJobs Ivalee residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%19%
Trade, transport & utilities46%24%
Services: health, schools, offices54%57%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less13%16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%33%
Over $3,333 a month54%51%

Who does it

29 or younger12%27%
30 to 5454%48%
55 and older34%25%
+29%

Jobs based in Ivalee, 2013 → 2023: 87 → 112. 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 2023.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ivalee’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Ivalee

10 mi25 mi50 mi65 miGadsden: 19% · 7.8 miAttalla: 11% · 3.8 miAlbertville: 7% · 16 miBirmingham: 4% · 51.3 miAnniston: 3% · 31.7 miBoaz: 3% · 11.2 miRainbow City: 3% · 8.3 miHuntsville: 2% · 54.7 miOxford: 2% · 34.4 miIrondale: 1% · 45.2 miGadsden 19%Attalla 11%Albertville 7%Birmingham 4%Anniston 3%Ivalee
IvaleeTop destinations (size = commuters)
37%Under 10 mi103 residents
22%10–24 mi60 residents
17%25–50 mi47 residents
24%Over 50 mi65 residents

About 24% 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 2023.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Work in the towns next to Ivalee

Gallant: few work hereEgypt: few work hereGallantEgyptIvalee
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Average commute minutes, one way

Ivalee27 min
Gallant28 min
Egypt38 min
Gallantunder 2% of IvaleeEgyptunder 2% of Ivalee

Jobs & commute next door

TownIvalee workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Ivalee–——27 min$41,198
Gallantunder 2%CD−28 min$55,130
Egyptunder 2%——38 min—

Same-state neighbors only. Egypt: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Ivalee’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Ivalee: questions

What is the median household income in Ivalee?

$41,198 (±$25,506) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Ivalee?

7.7%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Ivalee?

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 Ivalee work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gadsden (19%, 8 mi), Attalla (11%, 4 mi), Albertville (7%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Ivalee 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 Ivalee, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Ivalee

Ivalee home →
$714median rent
HousingLive where you work?Homes and rent in Ivalee
27min commute
HandbookGetting around IvaleeRoads, buses, parking and the basics
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RankingsTop towns in ALShortest commutes, work from home & more

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, 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.