Work & commute · Eldridge

Work & commute in Eldridge, AL

Most working residents leave Eldridge for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Jasper (10%), Birmingham (7%) and Winfield (5%). Half commute less than 54 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 59 working residents

Typical commute

54 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 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 58 Eldridge residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Eldridge.

58live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

24work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Eldridge goes to work

Jasper20.9 mi away

10%6

Birmingham54.8 mi away

7%4

Winfield9.7 mi away

5%3

Double Springs20.6 mi away

3%2

Carbon Hill6.1 mi away

3%2

Homewood56.7 mi away

3%2

Chelsea70.8 mi away

3%2

Mobile226.7 mi away

3%2

Decatur57.6 mi away

3%2

Kansas4 mi away

2%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

56%33

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

How far

How far Eldridge commutes

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

25%

12%

56%

7%Under 10 mi

25%10–24 mi

12%25–50 mi

56%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Eldridge is a commuter town

0.42jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.42 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Eldridge are

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

Jobs based in Eldridge

25 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities12%

Services (health, schools, offices…)88%

$1,250 a month or less16%

$1,251–$3,333 a month44%

Over $3,333 a month40%

Jobs Eldridge residents hold

59 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month22%

Over $3,333 a month61%

−32%

Jobs based in Eldridge, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 25. 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.