Most of Pea Ridge commutes out: there are 0.0 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Pea Ridge report 12 jobs for 308 working residents. Hardly any stay in Pea Ridge for work; outside it, Birmingham is the main destination (13%, 29 miles). 19% of workers have no commute at all; Alabama has 9%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Pea Ridge in brief
Pea Ridge is a place people come home to
There are 12 jobs based in Pea Ridge, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Pea Ridge has about 420 people in it, 41% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Pea Ridge’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Pea Ridge is Birmingham, 29 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (39) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A lot of Pea Ridge works from home
19% of Pea Ridge workers work from home, against 9% across Alabama. 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 308 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who works in Pea Ridge, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 306 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Pea Ridge on a workday afternoon, 41% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Pea Ridge
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.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Pea Ridge
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pea Ridge workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 200 commuters (the 19% 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.
Where Pea Ridge’s working residents head each day
Where Pea Ridge clocks in
13% of workers
11% of workers
8% 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.
92% of the jobs in Pea Ridge make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pea Ridge, 2013 → 2023: 171 → 12. 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 Pea Ridge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Pea Ridge: questions
What is the median household income in Pea Ridge?
$63,889 (±$42,658) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pea Ridge?
10.2%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pea Ridge?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pea Ridge work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Birmingham (13%, 29 mi), Alabaster (11%, 9 mi), Montevallo (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Pea Ridge 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 Pea Ridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pea Ridge
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.