Work and commuting in Mulga
Hardly any work in Mulga itself; outside it, Birmingham draws the most (31%, 10 miles). Commuters spend 31 minutes getting to work on average, next to 26 for Alabama and 26 for the U.S. The Census job records count 249 working residents of Mulga and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mulga and work: the main findings
Mulga is a place people come home to
There are 0 jobs based in Mulga, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Mulga has about 530 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
31% of Mulga works in Birmingham
78 working residents, 31%, have their main job in Birmingham, 10 miles away. That’s far more as work in Mulga itself. The commute map ↓
Mulga workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Alabama. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
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 249 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How a workday changes Mulga
On a workday 249 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 530 people are in Mulga on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Commuting out of Mulga: the destinations
Where Mulga clocks in
31% of workers
4% 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.
About 31 minutes to work from Mulga
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mulga workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 240 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Mulga
About 15% 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.
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 Mulga: questions
What is the median household income in Mulga?
$41,146 (±$13,220) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mulga?
21.8%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mulga?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mulga work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Birmingham (31%, 10 mi), Homewood (6%, 12 mi), Hoover (4%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Mulga 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 Mulga, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mulga
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.