Photo: Kylestonephotgraphy · CC BY-SA 4.0Pinson has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs & income B−: better than 49% of U.S. towns on income, poverty, unemployment and job access · #72 of 187 in Alabama.
Walkability D: more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns · #161 of 187 in Alabama.
Household incomes here are higher than in 51% of U.S. towns. Working residents average 31 minutes each way (Alabama 26, U.S. 26). Only 1% work in Pinson; the top destination outside it is Birmingham (38%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Pinson
38% of Pinson works in Birmingham
1,388 working residents, 38%, have their main job in Birmingham, 15 miles away across the town line. That’s 38 times as many as work in Pinson itself. The commute map ↓
Pinson 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 ↓
Pinson empties out on a workday
About 5,300 people are in Pinson on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than the 7,800 who live here: 3,600 head out to work and 1,100 come in. 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.
What’s behind Pinson’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Pinson is better than 49% of U.S. towns, #72 of 187 in Alabama. Job access by car holds Pinson’s grade up (ahead of 73% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (6.1%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Pinson could be anywhere from C to A−.
38% of working residents work in Birmingham
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Pinson clocks in
38% of workers
6% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 31 minutes each way, longer than most of Alabama
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pinson workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,015 commuters (the 9% who work from home are left out). Across Alabama: 88% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Pinson quiets down on a workday
On a workday 3,632 residents head out to work, 49 work right here, and 1,116 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,300 people are in Pinson on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.32 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.
What the 1,165 jobs in Pinson are
1,165 jobs are based in Pinson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Pinson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pinson, 2013 → 2023: 1,140 → 1,165. 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.
Half of Pinson commutes less than 16 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Most trips from Pinson start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pinson is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns, #161 of 187 in Alabama. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 0.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 1.7% across Alabama.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,311 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 41% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.1% of Pinson households have no vehicle (Alabama 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pinson’s commuters take a bus or train.
Pinson is 1,784th of 3,026 U.S. towns of 5,500 to 10,600 on jobs and income
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Pinson, the top three, the last and three more from Alabama.
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 146 | Meadowbrook AL | 9,117 | $142K | 5.5% | 1.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 158 | Highland Lakes AL | 5,866 | $169K | 4.1% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 389 | Brook Highland AL | 8,146 | $80K | 4.6% | 0.6% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,782 | Chatham MA | 6,752 | $85K | 10.8% | 3.9% | 26% | B− |
| 1,783 | Unity Township OH | 9,444 | $52K | 13.7% | 1.5% | 12% | B− |
| 1,784 | Pinson AL | 7,830 | $76K | 10.6% | 6.1% | 1% | B− |
| 1,785 | Champion Township OH | 9,277 | $70K | 9.4% | 5.1% | 8% | B− |
| 1,786 | Ellsworth ME | 8,862 | $77K | 9.3% | 2.8% | 36% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,026 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
39% of Pinson works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Birmingham (38%). Darker towns draw more of Pinson’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pinson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinson | – | B− | D | 31 min | $76,410 |
| Center Point | under 2% | C | A− | 31 min | $56,417 |
| Clay | 1% | B− | C− | 32 min | $81,920 |
| Birmingham | 38% | C | A | 21 min | $46,051 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Pinson: questions
What is the median household income in Pinson?
$76,410 (±$13,247) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pinson?
10.6%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pinson?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pinson work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Birmingham (38%, 15 mi), Hoover (6%, 25 mi), Trussville (5%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pinson walkable?
Pinson is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pinson without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pinson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pinson
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.