Work & commute · Cullman

Work & commute in Cullman, AL

About one in 3 of Cullman’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Huntsville (7%), Birmingham (7%) and Good Hope (3%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

33%

2,481 of 7,555 working residents

Typical commute

19 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

21 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 5,074 Cullman residents head out of town to work, 2,481 work right here, and 14,955 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Cullman.

5,074live here, work elsewhere

2,481live and work here

14,955work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Cullman goes to work

Cullman (in town)right here

33%2,481

Huntsville37.2 mi away

7%565

Birmingham45 mi away

7%547

Good Hope4.8 mi away

3%250

Decatur28.7 mi away

3%215

Hoover55.4 mi away

2%167

Hanceville8.9 mi away

2%135

Homewood49.7 mi away

1%101

South Vinemont4.3 mi away

1%90

Athens42.3 mi away

1%81

Everywhere elseother towns and states

39%2,923

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Cullman commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

46%

30%

17%

46%Under 10 mi

6%10–24 mi

30%25–50 mi

17%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Cullman is a job hub

2.31jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.3 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Cullman are

17,436 jobs are based in Cullman. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Cullman’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Cullman

17,436 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities30%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month39%

Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Cullman residents hold

7,555 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)22%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+14%

Jobs based in Cullman, 2013 → 2023: 15,241 → 17,436. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.