With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Trafford works elsewhere
33 jobs are based in Trafford, against 253 working residents. Hardly any work in Trafford itself; outside it, Birmingham draws the most (36%, 20 miles). For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Alabama 9%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Trafford and work: the main findings
Trafford is a place people come home to
There are 33 jobs based in Trafford, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Trafford has about 380 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Trafford and Birmingham trade workers both ways
Birmingham is the top workplace for Trafford residents (36%) and also where the most people who work in Trafford come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Trafford workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 26 across Alabama. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 100 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 253 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The workday shuffle in and out of Trafford
On a workday 253 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 380 people are in Trafford on a workday afternoon, 37% 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.
The places Trafford commutes to
Where Trafford clocks in
36% of workers
4% 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.
Commuting from Trafford: about 39 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Trafford workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 139 commuters (the 0% 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.
Jobs in Trafford: what the 33 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Trafford, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 33. 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 Trafford’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The distance from Trafford to work
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 Trafford
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Trafford’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 Trafford: questions
What is the median household income in Trafford?
$23,333 (±$16,714) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Trafford?
41.2%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Trafford?
39 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Trafford work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Birmingham (36%, 20 mi), Gardendale (4%, 10 mi), Hoover (4%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Trafford without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 14% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Trafford, from the people who make the trip.
More of Trafford
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.