With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Minor works elsewhere
For 7% of workers, the job is at home, next to 9% for Alabama as a whole. Employers in Minor report 89 jobs, and 377 of its residents work somewhere. The trip to work takes 28 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
Jobs and commuting in Minor: the gist
36% of Minor works in Birmingham
135 working residents, 36%, have their main job in Birmingham, 8.3 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Minor itself. The commute map ↓
Minor is a place people come home to
There are 89 jobs based in Minor, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Minor has about 470 people in it, 38% 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 377 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
36% of working residents work in Birmingham
Where Minor clocks in
36% of workers
7% 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.
Minor by day and by night
On a workday 377 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 89 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Minor on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
In Minor, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Minor, 2013 → 2023: 89 → 89. 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 Minor’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Minor: about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Minor workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 266 commuters (the 7% 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 many miles Minor commutes
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.
Minor and its neighbors: 36% work next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Minor workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor | – | — | — | 28 min | $42,321 |
| Birmingham | 36% | C | A | 21 min | $46,051 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Birmingham. Darker towns draw more of Minor’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 Minor: questions
What is the median household income in Minor?
$42,321 (±$26,871) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Minor?
1.2%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Minor?
28 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Minor work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Birmingham (36%, 8 mi), Bessemer (7%, 12 mi), Hoover (7%, 14 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Minor without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Minor, from the people who make the trip.
More of Minor
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.