Earning a living in Nixburg
107 jobs are based in Nixburg, against 124 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers (Alabama 9%). Hardly any stay in Nixburg for work; outside it, Alexander City is the main destination (19%, 10 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Nixburg on a workday
On a workday 123 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 106 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.86 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Nixburg ends
Where Nixburg clocks in
19% of workers
10% 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.
Nixburg makes things: 59% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Nixburg, 2014 → 2024: 55 → 107. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Nixburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Nixburg
of Nixburg workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 63 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Nixburg
About 26% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
How Nixburg compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nixburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nixburg | – | — | — | — | $52,621 |
| Ray | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Hissop | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ray and Hissop: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nixburg’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 2024, 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 Nixburg: questions
What is the median household income in Nixburg?
$52,621 (±$24,010) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nixburg?
11.3%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Nixburg work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Alexander City (19%, 10 mi), Montgomery (10%, 36 mi), Sylacauga (4%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Nixburg 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 Nixburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nixburg
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.