Workforce

Population/ Labor Pool

An important characteristic of workforces in most any rural area in the nation are that despite a relatively low population within a specific county, the workforce is willing and accustomed to traveling further distances to work. While Pickens County Alabama has an outstanding workforce within its borders, any business operating in the county will draw the attention of the whole region, greatly expanding the labor pool.State of the Workforce report image

For addition workforce information covering a variety of different characteristics in greater detail, please view the State of the Workforce Report, produced annually by The University of Alabama’s Center for Business and Economic Research.

Population

County 20-Mile Radius 50-Mile Radius
2010 Census: 19,746 31,071 423,723
2014 Estimate: 19,305 30,614 427,053
2014 Est. Median Household Income: $30,948 $35,304 $36,498
2014 Est. Median Age: 42.2 41.0 34.0

Source: Nielsen; U.S. Census Bureau

The population within a 50-mile radius of Pickens County, still largely in rural communities with a willingness to travel to work, is 21 times larger than just the population of Pickens County. This workforce, both within Pickens County and the 50-mile radius, include many highly skilled and highly educated workers capable of fulfilling your labor needs. To view an interactive map created by The University of Alabama’s Cartography Lab of “Mean Travel Time to Work in Alabama,” click here.

Population by Age (Nielsen 2014 Estimates)

County 20-Mile Radius 50-Mile Radius
Age 15 – 17 802 1,322 17,291
Age 18 – 20 722 1,185 28,829
Age 21 – 24 975 1,584 40,658
Age 25 – 34 2,138 3,406 55,492
Age 35 – 44 2,056 3,422 47,585
Age 45 – 54 2,761 4,408 51,064
Age 55 – 64 2,770 4,376 50,904

Source: Nielsen; U.S. Census Bureau