Work & commute · Alford

Work & commute in Alford, FL

Most working residents leave Alford for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Marianna (26%), Panama City (8%) and Chipley (4%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 199 working residents

Typical commute

27 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 199 Alford residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 20 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Alford.

199live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

20work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Alford goes to work

Marianna12 mi away

26%51

Panama City32.6 mi away

8%16

Chipley10.2 mi away

4%7

Lynn Haven35.1 mi away

4%7

Dothan, AL37.1 mi away

2%4

Cottondale6.7 mi away

2%4

Blountstown27.2 mi away

2%4

Enterprise, AL51 mi away

2%3

Graceville19.5 mi away

2%3

Fort Walton Beach75.3 mi away

2%3

Everywhere elseother towns and states

49%97

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

How far

How far Alford commutes

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

15%

34%

25%

26%

15%Under 10 mi

34%10–24 mi

25%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Alford is a commuter town

0.10jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Alford are

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

Jobs based in Alford

20 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)15%

Trade, transport & utilities55%

Services (health, schools, offices…)30%

$1,250 a month or less40%

$1,251–$3,333 a month55%

Over $3,333 a month5%

Jobs Alford residents hold

199 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month30%

Over $3,333 a month53%

−41%

Jobs based in Alford, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 20. 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.