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Jobs & commute in Megargel

Megargel has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Hardly any stay in Megargel for work; outside it, Coffee Springs is the main destination (5%, 91 miles). Megargel has 4 jobs for 22 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 9% for Alabama as a whole.

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

4 jobs based here
Poverty
19.6%
Alabama 15.6%
Unemployment
0.0%
Alabama 4.7% · U.S. 5.2%
Work in town
0%
0 of 22 working residents
Work from home
0%
Alabama 9% · U.S. 15%
Day and night

Who leaves Megargel for work, and who comes in

On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 4 people come in from elsewhere.

22live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
4work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night46
Workday28
46live here− 22head out to work+ 4come in to work= 28on a workday

About 28 people are in Megargel on a workday afternoon, 39% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.18jobs 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

Where the trip to work from Megargel ends

Coffee Springs: 1 residents work here (5%)Center Point: 1 residents work here (5%)Haleyville: 1 residents work here (5%)Summerdale: 1 residents work here (5%)Monroeville: 1 residents work here (5%)Daphne: 1 residents work here (5%)Greenville: 1 residents work here (5%)Andalusia: 1 residents work here (5%)Bessemer: 1 residents work here (5%)Foley: 1 residents work here (5%)MegargelCoffee SpringsCenter PointHaleyvilleSummerdaleMonroevilleDaphneMegargel
1
Coffee Springs90.9 mi away
5%1
2
Center Point162.5 mi away
5%1
3
Haleyville197.6 mi away
5%1
4
Summerdale64.1 mi away
5%1
5
Monroeville11.3 mi away
5%1
6
Daphne58.5 mi away
5%1
7
Greenville56.7 mi away
5%1
8
Andalusia56.4 mi away
5%1
9
Bessemer140.3 mi away
5%1
10
Foley69.2 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
55%12
The top trips

Where Megargel clocks in

5% of workers
90.9 mi awayCoffee Springs1 Megargel residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5% of workers
162.5 mi awayCenter Point1 Megargel residents work here · Jobs & commute →
5%Haleyville
5% of workers
197.6 mi awayHaleyville1 Megargel 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

Jobs in Megargel: what the 4 are

Jobs based in MegargelJobs Megargel residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%23%
Trade, transport & utilities100%23%
Services: health, schools, offices0%55%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less50%5%
$1,251–$3,333 a month50%41%
Over $3,333 a month0%55%

Who does it

29 or younger0%23%
30 to 5475%45%
55 and older25%32%

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 Megargel’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Megargel

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Megargel gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 13 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.

How far

Near or far: the trip to work from Megargel

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCoffee Springs: 5% · 90.9 miCenter Point: 5% · 162.5 miHaleyville: 5% · 197.6 miSummerdale: 5% · 64.1 miMonroeville: 5% · 11.3 miDaphne: 5% · 58.5 miGreenville: 5% · 56.7 miAndalusia: 5% · 56.4 miBessemer: 5% · 140.3 miFoley: 5% · 69.2 miCoffee Springs 5%Center Point 5%Haleyville 5%Summerdale 5%Monroeville 5%Megargel
MegargelTop destinations (size = commuters)
10%Under 10 mi2 residents
29%10–24 mi6 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
62%Over 50 mi13 residents

About 62% 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.

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 Megargel: questions

What is the poverty rate in Megargel?

19.6%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Megargel work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Coffee Springs (5%, 91 mi), Center Point (5%, 162 mi), Haleyville (5%, 198 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Megargel

Megargel home →
HandbookGetting around MegargelRoads, buses, parking and the basics
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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.