With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Sterrett works elsewhere
Sterrett has 54 jobs, and 283 of its residents work somewhere. Only 1% stay in Sterrett for work; outside it, Birmingham is the main destination (22%, 20 miles). For 2% of workers, the job is at home, next to 9% for Alabama as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Sterrett
Sterrett is a place people come home to
There are 54 jobs based in Sterrett, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Sterrett has about 580 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Sterrett workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 26 across Alabama. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical 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 283 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
In and out of Sterrett on a workday
On a workday 280 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Sterrett on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
About 31 minutes each way for Sterrett’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sterrett workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 312 commuters (the 2% 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.
The places Sterrett commutes to
Where Sterrett clocks in
22% of workers
4% 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.
Sterrett works in goods: 61% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sterrett, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 54. 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 Sterrett’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far it is to work from Sterrett
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.
The towns around Sterrett
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Sterrett’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 Sterrett: questions
What is the median household income in Sterrett?
$65,756 (±$28,426) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sterrett?
15.8%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sterrett?
31 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Sterrett work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Birmingham (22%, 20 mi), Pelham (5%, 17 mi), Hoover (4%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sterrett without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sterrett, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sterrett
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.