Work & commute · West Point

Work & commute in West Point, AL

Most working residents leave West Point for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Cullman (26%), Huntsville (7%) and Good Hope (5%). Half commute less than 14 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

3 of 299 working residents

Typical commute

14 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 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 296 West Point residents head out of town to work, 3 work right here, and 409 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in West Point.

296live here, work elsewhere

3live and work here

409work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where West Point goes to work

Cullman8.3 mi away

26%77

Huntsville35.7 mi away

7%22

Good Hope10.5 mi away

5%16

Birmingham50.1 mi away

5%15

Decatur23.2 mi away

4%12

South Vinemont5.8 mi away

3%10

Hartselle14 mi away

2%6

Hanceville16.6 mi away

1%4

Homewood54.6 mi away

1%4

Vestavia Hills55.1 mi away

1%4

Everywhere elseother towns and states

43%129

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

How far

How far West Point commutes

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

36%

23%

20%

22%

36%Under 10 mi

23%10–24 mi

20%25–50 mi

22%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

West Point is balanced between jobs and homes

1.38jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.38 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in West Point are

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

Jobs based in West Point

412 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)74%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs West Point residents hold

299 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)46%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month52%

+26%

Jobs based in West Point, 2013 → 2023: 328 → 412. 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.