Household incomes in Redland are higher than in 91% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 1.4% of residents, against 15.6% across Alabama. The two grades for Redland are A for jobs and income and D for walkability. Hardly any work in Redland; the top destination outside it is Montgomery (57%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Redland, in a few figures
More than half of Redland works in Montgomery
1,240 working residents, 57%, have their main job in Montgomery, 12 miles away. That’s 57 times as many as work in Redland itself. The commute map ↓
Redland is a place people come home to
There are 205 jobs based in Redland, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Redland has about 3,000 people in it, 40% fewer than live here. 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 drives the Jobs & income grade in Redland
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Redland is better than 94% of U.S. towns, #11 of 187 in Alabama. The poverty rate is its strongest input; job access by car ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (ahead of 60% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Redland could be anywhere from A− to A+.
Where the trip to work from Redland ends
Where Redland clocks in
57% of workers
7% of workers
3% 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.
In and out of Redland on a workday
On a workday 2,172 residents head out to work, 17 work right here, and 188 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,000 people are in Redland on a workday afternoon, 40% fewer than live here.
0.09 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 work there is in Redland: 205 jobs
205 jobs are based in Redland.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Redland, 2013 → 2023: 153 → 205. 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 Redland’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Redland: about 24 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Redland workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,573 commuters (the 11% 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.
Miles to work from Redland
About 19% 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.
In Redland, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Redland is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns, #173 of 187 in Alabama. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 2,890 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.7% of Redland households have no vehicle (Alabama 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Redland’s commuters take a bus or train.
Redland places 270th of 3,692 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,500 to 6,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 159 | Highland Lakes AL | 5,866 | $169K | 4.1% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 184 | Priceville AL | 3,952 | $117K | 2.2% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 220 | Argo AL | 4,376 | $105K | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 268 | Nowthen MN | 4,630 | $160K | 4.1% | 3.3% | 5% | A |
| 269 | Eel River Township IN | 4,390 | $100K | 3.1% | 0.0% | 5% | A |
| 270 | Redland AL | 4,982 | $130K | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1% | A |
| 271 | Hobart WA | 6,552 | $161K | 3.5% | 1.9% | 1% | A |
| 272 | Groveland Township MI | 6,274 | $106K | 4.2% | 1.6% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,692 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Redland, the top three, the last and three more from Alabama.
The towns around Redland
The biggest share goes to Wetumpka (7%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Redland workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redland | – | A | D | 24 min | $130,278 |
| Emerald Mountain | under 1% | A | B+ | 25 min | $123,347 |
| Blue Ridge | under 1% | A | B− | 34 min | $128,482 |
| Wetumpka | 7% | C | C− | 27 min | $57,763 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Redland’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 Redland: questions
What is the median household income in Redland?
$130,278 (±$17,993) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Redland?
1.4%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Redland?
24 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Redland work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Montgomery (57%, 12 mi), Wetumpka (7%, 6 mi), Prattville (3%, 18 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Redland walkable?
Redland is more walkable than 9% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.3 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Redland without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Redland, from the people who make the trip.
More of Redland
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.