Work & commute · Forkland

Work & commute in Forkland, AL

Most working residents leave Forkland for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Tuscaloosa (17%), Eutaw (11%) and Demopolis (10%). Half commute less than 43 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

3 of 168 working residents

Typical commute

43 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

31 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 165 Forkland residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Forkland.

165live here, work elsewhere

3live and work here

21work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Forkland goes to work

Tuscaloosa45.1 mi away

17%28

Eutaw13.9 mi away

11%19

Demopolis10.5 mi away

10%16

Birmingham86.8 mi away

5%9

Montgomery95.5 mi away

5%8

Livingston18.9 mi away

2%4

Forkland (in town)right here

2%3

Northport45 mi away

2%3

Linden24.3 mi away

1%2

Homewood83 mi away

1%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

44%74

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

How far

How far Forkland commutes

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

29%

21%

42%

8%Under 10 mi

29%10–24 mi

21%25–50 mi

42%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Forkland is a commuter town

0.14jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Forkland are

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

Jobs based in Forkland

24 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)88%

$1,250 a month or less71%

$1,251–$3,333 a month25%

Over $3,333 a month4%

Jobs Forkland residents hold

168 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month32%

Over $3,333 a month47%

−59%

Jobs based in Forkland, 2013 → 2023: 59 → 24. 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.