Photo: Rivers Langley; http://www.phoenixrivers.blogspot.com · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Jacksons' Gap works elsewhere
Jacksons' Gap has 85 jobs, and 302 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Jacksons' Gap itself; outside it, Alexander City draws the most (18%, 8 miles). 2% of workers work from home, where Alabama as a whole has 9%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Jacksons' Gap stands out on work
A lot of Jacksons' Gap works one town over
25% of working residents work in a town that borders Jacksons' Gap: Alexander City (18%) and Dadeville (7%). Next door ↓
Jacksons' Gap is a place people come home to
There are 85 jobs based in Jacksons' Gap, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Jacksons' Gap has about 610 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 302 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who commutes out of Jacksons' Gap, and who commutes in
On a workday 300 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere.
About 610 people are in Jacksons' Gap on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Jacksons' Gap: the destinations
Where Jacksons' Gap clocks in
18% of workers
9% of workers
7% 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.
Making and building: 39% of jobs based in Jacksons' Gap
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Jacksons' Gap, 2013 → 2023: 40 → 85. 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 Jacksons' Gap’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 22 minutes from Jacksons' Gap
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Jacksons' Gap workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 340 commuters (the 2% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Jacksons' Gap
About 27% 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.
25% of Jacksons' Gap works in a town next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Jacksons' Gap workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksons' Gap | – | — | — | 22 min | $32,228 |
| Dadeville | 7% | C | B | 31 min | $67,147 |
| Alexander City | 18% | D | C+ | 20 min | $47,022 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Alexander City. Darker towns draw more of Jacksons' Gap’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 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.
Jobs and commuting in Jacksons' Gap: questions
What is the median household income in Jacksons' Gap?
$32,228 (±$10,271) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Jacksons' Gap?
18.3%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Jacksons' Gap?
22 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Jacksons' Gap work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexander City (18%, 8 mi), Auburn (9%, 27 mi), Dadeville (7%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Jacksons' Gap without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Jacksons' Gap, from the people who make the trip.
More of Jacksons' Gap
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.