Fort Payne draws more than half of Pine Ridge’s working residents
The average commute takes 19 minutes each way (Alabama 26, U.S. 26). Hardly any work in Pine Ridge itself; outside it, Fort Payne draws the most (54%, 5 miles). Home is the office for 2% of workers (Alabama 9%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Pine Ridge for work, and who comes in
On a workday 82 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 190 people are in Pine Ridge on a workday afternoon, 30% 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.
Where Pine Ridge goes to work
Where Pine Ridge clocks in
7% of workers
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.
About 19 minutes to work from Pine Ridge
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pine Ridge workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 196 commuters (the 2% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Pine Ridge
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.
Next door is work for 59% of Pine Ridge
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pine Ridge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge | – | — | — | 19 min | $58,750 |
| Rainsville | 5% | B | C− | 19 min | $74,046 |
| Fort Payne | 54% | D | C+ | 17 min | $47,479 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Fort Payne. Darker towns draw more of Pine Ridge’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 Pine Ridge: questions
What is the median household income in Pine Ridge?
$58,750 (±$33,692) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pine Ridge?
10.4%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pine Ridge?
19 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pine Ridge work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Pine Ridge without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pine Ridge, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pine 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.