More people are out of work in Tillmans Corner (8.9%) than in 92% of U.S. towns
A typical one-way commute lasts 26 minutes, next to 26 for Alabama and 26 for the U.S. Tillmans Corner grades C− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Household incomes here are lower than in 73% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Tillmans Corner at work: what stands out
Jobs in Tillmans Corner have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Tillmans Corner went from 1,310 in 2013 to 3,522 in 2023, +169%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
65% of the jobs in Tillmans Corner are in trade, transport and utilities, against 26% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
More than half of Tillmans Corner works in Mobile
3,646 working residents, 53%, have their main job in Mobile, 8.6 miles away across the town line. That’s 13 times as many as work in Tillmans Corner itself. The commute map ↓
Many jobs in Tillmans Corner pay little
33% of the jobs based in Tillmans Corner pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. Young workers hold many of them: 36% of all the jobs here go to people 29 or younger. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Tillmans Corner
51% of Tillmans Corner residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 27% of the jobs based in Tillmans Corner pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. 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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Tillmans Corner’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Tillmans Corner is better than 24% of U.S. towns, #122 of 187 in Alabama. Job access by car holds Tillmans Corner’s grade up (ahead of 72% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Tillmans Corner could be anywhere from C− to C+.
What work there is in Tillmans Corner: 3,522 jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tillmans Corner, 2013 → 2023: 1,310 → 3,522. 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 Tillmans Corner’s own residents hold wherever they work.
53% of working residents work in Mobile
Where Tillmans Corner clocks in
53% of workers
2% of workers
2% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Tillmans Corner
On a workday 6,617 residents head out to work, 303 work right here, and 3,219 people come in from elsewhere.
About 14,000 people are in Tillmans Corner on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.51 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.
How long Tillmans Corner spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tillmans Corner workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,465 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Tillmans Corner
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.
Most of Tillmans Corner commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Tillmans Corner is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns, #53 of 187 in Alabama. Both inputs place Tillmans Corner 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 6,932 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). 5.0% of Tillmans Corner households have no vehicle (Alabama 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Tillmans Corner’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 2,103 U.S. towns of 12,000 to 24,000, Tillmans Corner comes 1,794th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 7 | Mountain Brook AL | 21,661 | $201K | 3.2% | 1.2% | 8% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 110 | Helena AL | 23,388 | $115K | 3.2% | 2.0% | 4% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 423 | Chelsea AL | 17,716 | $115K | 2.7% | 3.2% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,792 | Weatherford OK | 12,005 | $55K | 20.3% | 6.2% | 42% | C− |
| 1,793 | Guthrie OK | 12,257 | $53K | 19.4% | 5.6% | 23% | C− |
| 1,794 | Tillmans Corner AL | 17,677 | $61K | 17.9% | 8.9% | 4% | C− |
| 1,795 | Gretna LA | 17,360 | $43K | 26.9% | 6.3% | 10% | C− |
| 1,796 | Harrison AR | 13,802 | $44K | 14.9% | 3.7% | 50% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,103 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Tillmans Corner, the top three, the last and three more from Alabama.
Work next door: 53% of Tillmans Corner’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tillmans Corner workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tillmans Corner | – | C− | B− | 26 min | $60,837 |
| Mobile | 53% | C | B | 23 min | $53,558 |
| Theodore | under 1% | B− | D | 25 min | $67,864 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Mobile. Darker towns draw more of Tillmans Corner’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 Tillmans Corner: questions
What is the median household income in Tillmans Corner?
$60,837 (±$6,654) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tillmans Corner?
17.9%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tillmans Corner?
26 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tillmans Corner work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mobile (53%, 9 mi), Pascagoula (2%, 26 mi), Daphne (2%, 20 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Tillmans Corner walkable?
Tillmans Corner is more walkable than 47% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tillmans Corner without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tillmans Corner, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tillmans Corner
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.