With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Satsuma works elsewhere
Household incomes here are higher than in 78% of U.S. towns. 843 jobs are based in Satsuma for 3,048 working residents. The two grades for Satsuma are B+ for jobs and income and C− for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Satsuma in brief
Much of Satsuma works one town over
49% of working residents work in a town that borders Satsuma: Mobile (41%) and Saraland (8%). Next door ↓
Satsuma is a place people come home to
There are 843 jobs based in Satsuma, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Satsuma has about 4,600 people in it, 32% 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.
Income, poverty and work: Satsuma’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Satsuma is better than 72% of U.S. towns, #37 of 187 in Alabama. The poverty rate holds Satsuma’s grade up (5.2%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (5.0%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Satsuma could be anywhere from B− to A+.
Who works in Satsuma, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,932 residents head out to work, 116 work right here, and 727 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,600 people are in Satsuma on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
41% of working residents work in Mobile
Where Satsuma clocks in
41% 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.
Jobs in Satsuma: what the 843 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Satsuma, 2013 → 2023: 807 → 843. 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 Satsuma’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily trip from Satsuma: about 23 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Satsuma workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,962 commuters (the 7% 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.
How many miles Satsuma commutes
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 Satsuma, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Satsuma is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns, #134 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 3,170 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). 0.4% of Satsuma households have no vehicle (Alabama 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Satsuma’s commuters take a bus or train.
Satsuma is 1,072nd of 3,168 U.S. towns of 4,800 to 9,200 on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 140 | Meadowbrook AL | 9,117 | $142K | 5.5% | 1.5% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 152 | Highland Lakes AL | 5,866 | $169K | 4.1% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 267 | Redland AL | 4,982 | $130K | 1.4% | 2.5% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,070 | Bellevue KY | 5,847 | $71K | 11.4% | 2.2% | 5% | B+ |
| 1,071 | Kasson MN | 7,350 | $93K | 5.5% | 3.9% | 8% | B+ |
| 1,072 | Satsuma AL | 6,851 | $101K | 5.2% | 5.0% | 4% | B+ |
| 1,073 | Canaan Township OH | 5,185 | $76K | 8.3% | 2.3% | 7% | B+ |
| 1,074 | Washington Township PA | 5,222 | $86K | 3.4% | 4.8% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,168 | 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.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Satsuma, the top three, the last and three more from Alabama.
Satsuma and its neighbors: 49% work next door
The biggest share goes to Mobile (41%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Satsuma’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 Satsuma: questions
What is the median household income in Satsuma?
$101,042 (±$21,598) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Satsuma?
5.2%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Satsuma?
23 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Satsuma work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mobile (41%, 13 mi), Saraland (8%, 3 mi), Prichard (2%, 7 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Satsuma walkable?
Satsuma is more walkable than 22% of U.S. towns (Walkability C−): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Satsuma without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and <1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Satsuma, from the people who make the trip.
More of Satsuma
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.