Photo: Soulpatroller · CC BY-SA 3.0At 0.3%, unemployment in Robertsdale is lower than in 98% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are lower than in 75% of U.S. towns. The two grades for Robertsdale are B for jobs and income and B− for walkability. About one in ten work in Robertsdale; the top destination outside it is Mobile (14%, 25 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Robertsdale at work: what stands out
Robertsdale trades workers with the towns around it
Robertsdale has about as many jobs (3,110) as working residents (2,864), but they are mostly different people: 2,614 residents leave for work each day while 2,860 people come in. Only 8% of the jobs in Robertsdale are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
Robertsdale’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Robertsdale is Mobile, 25 miles away as the crow flies. 14% of working residents (408) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Robertsdale has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Robertsdale went from 2,186 in 2014 to 3,110 in 2024, +42%. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Robertsdale
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Robertsdale is better than 55% of U.S. towns, #57 of 187 in Alabama. Unemployment holds Robertsdale’s grade up; household income pulls it down ($59,152, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Robertsdale could be anywhere from C+ to A−.
A workday in Robertsdale: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 2,614 residents head out to work, 250 work right here, and 2,860 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 (1.09 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.
The commute from Robertsdale, by distance
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.
What work there is in Robertsdale: 3,110 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Robertsdale, 2014 → 2024: 2,186 → 3,110. 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 Robertsdale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Robertsdale goes to work
Where Robertsdale clocks in
14% 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.
Commuting from Robertsdale: about 30 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Robertsdale workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,131 commuters (the 8% 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.
For most of Robertsdale, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Robertsdale is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns, #46 of 187 in Alabama. Both inputs place Robertsdale near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,420 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). 4.1% of Robertsdale households have no vehicle (Alabama 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Robertsdale’s commuters take a bus or train.
1,623rd of 3,091: where Robertsdale ranks among U.S. towns of 5,400 to 10,500
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 147 | Meadowbrook AL | 9,117 | $142K | 5.5% | 1.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 159 | Highland Lakes AL | 5,866 | $169K | 4.1% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 391 | Brook Highland AL | 8,146 | $80K | 4.6% | 0.6% | <1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,621 | Middlesex Township PA | 7,636 | $77K | 9.1% | 5.2% | 7% | B |
| 1,622 | South Beloit IL | 7,996 | $79K | 8.0% | 5.9% | 7% | B |
| 1,623 | Robertsdale AL | 7,761 | $59K | 11.1% | 0.3% | 9% | B |
| 1,624 | Sebastopol CA | 7,532 | $88K | 8.7% | 6.0% | 11% | B |
| 1,625 | Alvarado TX | 7,539 | $81K | 13.5% | 5.0% | 8% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 3,091 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | 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 Robertsdale, the top three, the last and three more from Alabama.
Work in the towns next to Robertsdale
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Robertsdale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robertsdale | – | B | B− | 30 min | $59,152 |
| Summerdale | under 3% | B | B− | 27 min | $70,110 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Robertsdale’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 Robertsdale: questions
What is the median household income in Robertsdale?
$59,152 (±$11,786) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Robertsdale?
11.1%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Robertsdale?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Robertsdale work?
9% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mobile (14%, 25 mi), Foley (11%, 11 mi), Fairhope (6%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Robertsdale walkable?
Robertsdale is more walkable than 51% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Robertsdale without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Robertsdale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Robertsdale
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. 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.