Photo: Shannon McGee · CC BY-SA 2.0About two in five of Mentone’s working residents commute to Fort Payne
69 jobs are based in Mentone; 107 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Mentone itself; outside it, Fort Payne draws the most (40%, 9 miles). The trip to work takes 26 minutes on average (Alabama 26, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Mentone
On a workday 107 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 69 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Mentone on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
0.64 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where Mentone’s working residents head each day
Where Mentone clocks in
5% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Mentone
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mentone, 2013 → 2023: 70 → 69. 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 Mentone’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Mentone: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mentone workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 105 commuters (the 10% 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.
Miles to work from Mentone
About 21% 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.
The towns around Mentone
The biggest share goes to Valley Head (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mentone workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentone | – | — | — | 26 min | $42,344 |
| Valley Head | 3% | — | — | 50 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Valley Head: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mentone’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 Mentone: questions
What is the median household income in Mentone?
$42,344 (±$21,152) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mentone?
15.9%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mentone?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mentone work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Mentone without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mentone, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mentone
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.