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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 80 largest places in Alabama, Mountain Brook has the smallest share of long commutes (2.9%), followed by Homewood and Madison. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 80 places in Alabama that we cover, the median is 11.8% and the average 12.8%; the figure runs from 2.9% (Mountain Brook) to 31.8% (Jasper). That is a spread of 10.9 times between the two ends. The state figure is 14.7%; 22 of the 80 places are above it and 58 at or below.
The first five are Mountain Brook, Homewood, Madison, Fairfield, Huntsville. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: short commutes can mean a self-contained job market or a small town with few employers. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Commute of 45 minutes or more ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mountain Brook | Jefferson County | 2.9% | 22,029 | $201,479 | $1,456 |
| 2 | Homewood | Jefferson County | 3.4% | 27,829 | $94,485 | $1,463 |
| 3 | Madison | Madison County | 3.8% | 60,106 | $134,655 | $1,453 |
| 4 | Fairfield | Jefferson County | 3.9% | 9,728 | $48,456 | $1,008 |
| 5 | Huntsville | Madison County | 5.0% | 222,791 | $74,714 | $1,171 |
| 6 | Vestavia Hills | Jefferson County | 5.0% | 38,616 | $134,369 | $1,515 |
| 7 | Birmingham | Jefferson County | 5.6% | 198,173 | $46,051 | $1,107 |
| 8 | Irondale | Jefferson County | 5.7% | 13,464 | $72,343 | $1,320 |
| 9 | Montgomery | Montgomery County | 6.9% | 197,494 | $56,811 | $1,089 |
| 10 | Millbrook | Elmore County | 7.5% | 17,189 | $70,313 | $1,111 |
| 11 | Valley | Chambers County | 7.6% | 10,277 | $51,661 | $1,016 |
| 12 | Northport | Tuscaloosa County | 7.7% | 31,218 | $80,913 | $982 |
| 13 | Jacksonville | Calhoun County | 8.0% | 14,437 | $51,814 | $820 |
| 14 | Meridianville (unincorporated) | Madison County | 8.1% | 11,150 | $97,434 | $1,348 |
| 15 | Tuscaloosa | Tuscaloosa County | 8.1% | 111,038 | $51,464 | $1,055 |
| 16 | Enterprise | Coffee County | 8.3% | 29,505 | $73,125 | $1,098 |
| 17 | Fultondale | Jefferson County | 8.4% | 9,384 | $73,575 | $1,269 |
| 18 | Florence | Lauderdale County | 8.8% | 41,701 | $52,174 | $820 |
| 19 | Pike Road | Montgomery County | 8.8% | 10,574 | $117,091 | $1,653 |
| 20 | Sheffield | Colbert County | 8.8% | 9,340 | $39,733 | $829 |
| 21 | Albertville | Marshall County | 9.2% | 22,813 | $56,099 | $872 |
| 22 | Mobile | Mobile County | 9.2% | 203,416 | $53,558 | $1,068 |
| 23 | Prichard | Mobile County | 9.4% | 18,961 | $36,588 | $922 |
| 24 | Tillmans Corner (unincorporated) | Mobile County | 9.5% | 17,677 | $60,837 | $908 |
| 25 | Dothan | Houston County | 9.6% | 71,514 | $55,792 | $960 |
| 26 | Hoover | Shelby County | 9.6% | 92,642 | $109,253 | $1,457 |
| 27 | Gardendale | Jefferson County | 9.7% | 16,534 | $82,192 | $1,299 |
| 28 | Prattville | Autauga County | 9.8% | 39,482 | $81,337 | $1,313 |
| 29 | Tuskegee | Macon County | 9.8% | 8,938 | $38,000 | $757 |
| 30 | Auburn | Lee County | 9.9% | 80,594 | $63,668 | $1,098 |
| 31 | Phenix City | Russell County | 10.3% | 38,499 | $50,053 | $967 |
| 32 | Spanish Fort | Baldwin County | 10.6% | 10,662 | $99,346 | $1,390 |
| 33 | Meadowbrook (unincorporated) | Shelby County | 10.7% | 9,117 | $141,862 | $1,365 |
| 34 | Decatur | Morgan County | 10.7% | 57,361 | $61,563 | $896 |
| 35 | Ozark | Dale County | 10.7% | 14,327 | $48,944 | $694 |
| 36 | Pleasant Grove | Jefferson County | 10.9% | 9,442 | $70,317 | $1,400 |
| 37 | Saraland | Mobile County | 11.1% | 16,404 | $61,509 | $1,060 |
| 38 | Trussville | Jefferson County | 11.4% | 26,673 | $123,275 | $1,711 |
| 39 | Tuscumbia | Colbert County | 11.5% | 9,115 | $59,143 | $748 |
| 40 | Forestdale (unincorporated) | Jefferson County | 11.7% | 9,742 | $66,569 | $1,203 |
| 41 | Bessemer | Jefferson County | 11.8% | 25,400 | $39,613 | $961 |
| 42 | Muscle Shoals | Colbert County | 11.8% | 16,951 | $75,894 | $1,029 |
| 43 | Fort Payne | DeKalb County | 11.8% | 14,927 | $47,479 | $679 |
| 44 | Opelika | Lee County | 12.0% | 32,820 | $65,004 | $950 |
| 45 | Athens | Limestone County | 12.0% | 29,002 | $69,922 | $899 |
| 46 | Leeds | Jefferson County | 12.1% | 12,028 | $69,737 | $1,058 |
| 47 | Gadsden | Etowah County | 12.2% | 33,374 | $40,345 | $808 |
| 48 | Oxford | Calhoun County | 12.4% | 22,063 | $74,268 | $925 |
| 49 | McCalla (unincorporated) | Jefferson County | 12.8% | 13,253 | $87,468 | $1,777 |
| 50 | Alexander City | Tallapoosa County | 13.3% | 14,606 | $47,022 | $721 |
| 51 | Southside | Etowah County | 13.4% | 9,483 | $76,487 | $1,184 |
| 52 | Daphne | Baldwin County | 13.4% | 29,453 | $87,250 | $1,388 |
| 53 | Saks (unincorporated) | Calhoun County | 13.6% | 10,681 | $49,753 | $898 |
| 54 | Gulf Shores | Baldwin County | 13.7% | 16,401 | $78,188 | $1,483 |
| 55 | Foley | Baldwin County | 13.8% | 24,026 | $66,336 | $1,242 |
| 56 | Anniston | Calhoun County | 14.0% | 21,271 | $46,668 | $799 |
| 57 | Hueytown | Jefferson County | 14.2% | 16,414 | $62,784 | $1,304 |
| 58 | Boaz | Marshall County | 14.3% | 10,814 | $49,846 | $663 |
| 59 | Moody | Saint Clair County | 14.9% | 13,488 | $86,627 | $1,553 |
| 60 | Troy | Pike County | 15.0% | 17,716 | $50,717 | $922 |
| 61 | Selma | Dallas County | 15.4% | 17,057 | $33,197 | $713 |
| 62 | Talladega | Talladega County | 16.7% | 14,760 | $44,198 | $776 |
| 63 | Eufaula | Barbour County | 17.1% | 12,584 | $47,392 | $698 |
| 64 | Sylacauga | Talladega County | 18.0% | 12,309 | $50,017 | $773 |
| 65 | Pelham | Shelby County | 18.4% | 24,827 | $101,094 | $1,577 |
| 66 | Center Point | Jefferson County | 18.5% | 15,914 | $56,417 | $1,218 |
| 67 | Clay | Jefferson County | 18.9% | 10,273 | $81,920 | $2,240 |
| 68 | Russellville | Franklin County | 19.0% | 10,799 | $58,231 | $685 |
| 69 | Cullman | Cullman County | 19.6% | 19,319 | $61,224 | $925 |
| 70 | Fairhope | Baldwin County | 20.0% | 24,190 | $94,274 | $1,689 |
| 71 | Alabaster | Shelby County | 20.5% | 33,917 | $91,357 | $1,372 |
| 72 | Hartselle | Morgan County | 21.1% | 15,847 | $76,290 | $804 |
| 73 | Clanton | Chilton County | 22.0% | 8,958 | $47,520 | $869 |
| 74 | Scottsboro | Jackson County | 22.9% | 15,712 | $53,929 | $830 |
| 75 | Helena | Shelby County | 23.2% | 21,769 | $115,139 | $1,574 |
| 76 | Chelsea | Shelby County | 24.8% | 16,260 | $115,337 | $1,414 |
| 77 | Rainbow City | Etowah County | 25.8% | 10,284 | $56,398 | $1,048 |
| 78 | Pell City | Saint Clair County | 26.5% | 13,587 | $68,638 | $1,099 |
| 79 | Calera | Shelby County | 27.0% | 17,714 | $87,194 | $1,601 |
| 80 | Jasper | Walker County | 31.8% | 14,442 | $66,238 | $721 |
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Mountain Brook, with 2.9% (among the 80 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 80 largest places in Alabama by population.