Photo: Saverivers at English Wikipedia · Public domainThere are 2.8 jobs in Wedowee for every working resident, and 845 people commute in
Working residents average 21 minutes each way; Alabama averages 26, the U.S. 26. Employers in Wedowee report 881 jobs; 314 of its residents have a job. About one in ten work in Wedowee itself; outside it, Roanoke draws the most (10%, 13 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Wedowee
Wedowee is where the jobs are
Wedowee has 881 jobs, 2.8 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,300 people are in town, 75% more than the 750 who live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
31% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Commutes from Wedowee are quick
The average trip to work takes 21 minutes, against 26 across Alabama. That’s about 38 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 314 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Who leaves Wedowee for work, and who comes in
On a workday 278 residents head out to work and 36 work right here.
About 1,300 people are in Wedowee on a workday afternoon, 75% more than live here.
2.8 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Miles to work from Wedowee
About 31% 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.
Commuting from Wedowee: about 21 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wedowee workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 245 commuters (the 14% 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 towns that send workers to Wedowee
Where Wedowee clocks in
10% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wedowee, 2013 → 2023: 808 → 881. 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 Wedowee’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Wedowee: questions
What is the median household income in Wedowee?
$41,875 (±$7,716) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wedowee?
20.0%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wedowee?
21 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wedowee work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Roanoke (10%, 13 mi), Carrollton (4%, 30 mi), Birmingham (4%, 77 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wedowee without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Wedowee, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wedowee
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.