Work & commute · Headland

Work & commute in Headland, AL

Most working residents leave Headland for work: only 11% work in town. The top destinations are Dothan (44%), Montgomery (4%) and Abbeville (3%). Half commute less than 10 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

11%

260 of 2,404 working residents

Typical commute

10 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 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 2,144 Headland residents head out of town to work, 260 work right here, and 1,030 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Headland.

2,144live here, work elsewhere

260live and work here

1,030work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Headland goes to work

Dothan8.9 mi away

44%1,064

Headland (in town)right here

11%260

Montgomery87 mi away

4%89

Abbeville15.6 mi away

3%80

Ozark18.2 mi away

2%48

Troy47.4 mi away

1%36

Enterprise28.9 mi away

1%34

Eufaula40.6 mi away

1%33

Auburn86.9 mi away

1%29

Ashford13.7 mi away

1%27

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%704

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

How far

How far Headland commutes

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

46%

26%

20%

46%Under 10 mi

26%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

20%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Headland is a commuter town

0.54jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Headland are

1,290 jobs are based in Headland. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Headland’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Headland

1,290 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)24%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month52%

Jobs Headland residents hold

2,404 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month55%

+11%

Jobs based in Headland, 2013 → 2023: 1,160 → 1,290. 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.