Hardly anyone in Stapleton is out of work
Only 1% work in Stapleton; the top destination outside it is Mobile (22%, 19 miles). The two grades for Stapleton are A− for jobs and income and D for walkability. 1% of workers work from home; Alabama has 9%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Stapleton: the gist
Stapleton workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 36 minutes each way, against 26 across Alabama. Over a year that’s about 276 hours of commuting, 77 more than the state’s typical worker. Every town next door averages less (25 to 29 minutes). Time on the road ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
48% of the jobs in Stapleton are in trade, transport and utilities, against 24% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
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 954 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Stapleton’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Stapleton is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #25 of 187 in Alabama. Unemployment holds Stapleton’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 34% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Stapleton could be anywhere from B+ to A.
Time on the road from Stapleton: about 36 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Stapleton workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,192 commuters (the 1% 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.
Inside Stapleton’s 319 jobs
319 jobs are based in Stapleton.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stapleton, 2013 → 2023: 171 → 319. 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 Stapleton’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The daily flow of workers through Stapleton
On a workday 943 residents head out to work, 11 work right here, and 308 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,400 people are in Stapleton on a workday afternoon, 21% fewer than live here.
0.33 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.
Where Stapleton’s working residents head each day
Where Stapleton clocks in
22% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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 Stapleton 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 Stapleton, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Stapleton is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #175 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 1,208 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). 2.5% of Stapleton households have no vehicle (Alabama 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Stapleton’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,771 U.S. towns of 2,100 to 4,100, Stapleton comes 674th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 87 | Indian Springs Village AL | 2,553 | $137K | 3.4% | 1.7% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 104 | Eagle Point AL | 3,110 | $152K | 3.2% | 2.0% | 1% | A+ |
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| 169 | Priceville AL | 3,952 | $117K | 2.2% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 672 | Newark Township OH | 2,174 | $79K | 3.2% | 4.2% | <1% | A− |
| 673 | Porter Township OH | 2,380 | $124K | 2.4% | 5.6% | 1% | A− |
| 674 | Stapleton AL | 3,009 | — | 4.4% | 0.0% | 1% | A− |
| 675 | Quail Ridge FL | 2,916 | $90K | 5.3% | 1.9% | 1% | A− |
| 676 | Brush Prairie WA | 2,526 | $123K | 3.3% | 4.8% | 4% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 4,771 | 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 Stapleton, the top three, the last and three more from Alabama.
The towns next door employ 17% of Stapleton
The biggest share goes to Bay Minette (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Stapleton workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stapleton | – | A− | D | 36 min | — |
| Loxley | 3% | A− | C | 29 min | $108,488 |
| Spanish Fort | 4% | B+ | C | 26 min | $99,346 |
| Bay Minette | 10% | D | C+ | 25 min | $44,523 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Stapleton’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 Stapleton: questions
What is the poverty rate in Stapleton?
4.4%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Stapleton?
36 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Stapleton work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mobile (22%, 19 mi), Bay Minette (10%, 11 mi), Daphne (7%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Stapleton walkable?
Stapleton is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Stapleton 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 Stapleton, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stapleton
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.