Work, pay and getting to work in St. Florian
8% of workers work from home, against 9% across Alabama. The trip to work takes 20 minutes on average, where Alabama has 26 and the U.S. 26. 165 jobs are based in St. Florian; 213 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in St. Florian: the gist
St. Florian and Florence trade workers both ways
Florence is the top workplace for St. Florian residents (38%) and also where the most people who work in St. Florian come from (20% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Most St. Florian residents work close to home
60% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Commutes from St. Florian are quick
The average trip to work takes 20 minutes, against 26 across Alabama. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Alabama worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 213 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
38% of working residents work in Florence
Where St. Florian clocks in
38% 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.
How many miles St. Florian commutes
About 26% 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.
About 20 minutes each way for St. Florian’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of St. Florian workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 250 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.
A workday in St. Florian: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 212 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 164 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 (0.77 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Jobs in St. Florian: what the 165 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in St. Florian, 2013 → 2023: 38 → 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.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs St. Florian’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Work next door: 38% of St. Florian’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | St. Florian workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Florian | – | — | — | 20 min | $58,750 |
| Florence | 38% | C− | B+ | 19 min | $52,174 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Florence. Darker towns draw more of St. Florian’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 St. Florian: questions
What is the median household income in St. Florian?
$58,750 (±$28,385) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in St. Florian?
3.4%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from St. Florian?
20 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in St. Florian work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Florence (38%, 4 mi), Muscle Shoals (11%, 9 mi), Sheffield (6%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around St. Florian 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 St. Florian, from the people who make the trip.
More of St. Florian
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.