Work & commute · Hamilton

Work & commute in Hamilton, AL

About one in 3 of Hamilton’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Guin (4%), Winfield (3%) and Tupelo (3%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

33%

896 of 2,695 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 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 1,799 Hamilton residents head out of town to work, 896 work right here, and 2,788 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hamilton.

1,799live here, work elsewhere

896live and work here

2,788work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Hamilton goes to work

Hamilton (in town)right here

33%896

Guin11.4 mi away

4%114

Winfield17.4 mi away

3%84

Tupelo, MS44.5 mi away

3%82

Birmingham79.5 mi away

2%61

Hackleburg12.1 mi away

2%57

Tuscaloosa67.5 mi away

2%51

Haleyville21.2 mi away

2%48

Red Bay22.6 mi away

2%48

Huntsville83.3 mi away

2%44

Everywhere elseother towns and states

45%1,210

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

How far

How far Hamilton commutes

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

35%

18%

16%

31%

35%Under 10 mi

18%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

31%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Hamilton is balanced between jobs and homes

1.37jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.37 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Hamilton are

3,684 jobs are based in Hamilton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hamilton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Hamilton

3,684 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)28%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)52%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Hamilton residents hold

2,695 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)49%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month49%

+3%

Jobs based in Hamilton, 2013 → 2023: 3,571 → 3,684. 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.