Work and Jobs in Leighton, Alabama (AL) Detailed Stats
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The most common industries in Leighton are: Food (11.3% of civilian employees), Accommodation & food services (7.7% of civilian employees), Construction (6.6% of civilian employees). 75.9% of workers work in Colbert County and 1.4% of all workers work at home. 78.3% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 15.3% greater than the rate of 66.3% across the entire state of Alabama.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Leighton, Alabama was 849 / 741
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of Leighton, Alabama was 849 / 741
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
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Industry | All | Males | Females |
Food | 11.3% (31) | 7.6% (12) | 16.2% (19) |
Accommodation and food services | 7.7% (21) | 8.9% (14) | 6.0% (7) |
Construction | 6.6% (18) | 11.5% (18) | 0.0% (0) |
Administrative and support and waste management services | 5.8% (16) | 10.2% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
Health care | 5.5% (15) | 0.0% (0) | 12.8% (15) |
Educational services | 5.5% (15) | 3.2% (5) | 8.5% (10) |
Finance and insurance | 4.7% (13) | 3.2% (5) | 6.8% (8) |
Apparel | 4.4% (12) | 1.9% (3) | 7.7% (9) |
Metal and metal products | 4.4% (12) | 6.4% (10) | 1.7% (2) |
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 4.0% (11) | 3.2% (5) | 5.1% (6) |
Food and beverage stores | 3.6% (10) | 1.9% (3) | 6.0% (7) |
Miscellaneous manufacturing | 3.6% (10) | 3.2% (5) | 4.3% (5) |
Transportation equipment | 2.2% (6) | 3.2% (5) | 0.9% (1) |
Wood products | 2.2% (6) | 3.8% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 2.2% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 5.1% (6) |
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 2.2% (6) | 2.5% (4) | 1.7% (2) |
Public administration | 1.8% (5) | 1.9% (3) | 1.7% (2) |
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers | 1.5% (4) | 2.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 1.5% (4) | 2.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Textile mills and textile products | 1.5% (4) | 0.6% (1) | 2.6% (3) |
Plastics and rubber products | 1.5% (4) | 2.5% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.1% (3) | 1.9% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Apparel, fabrics, and notions merchant wholesalers | 1.1% (3) | 1.9% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Rail transportation | 1.1% (3) | 1.9% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers | 1.1% (3) | 1.9% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.1% (3) | 1.9% (3) | 0.0% (0) |
Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (2) | 1.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Furniture and related product manufacturing | 0.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (2) |
Electrical equipment, appliances, and components | 0.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (2) |
Gasoline stations | 0.7% (2) | 1.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Retail florists | 0.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (2) |
Computer and electronic products | 0.7% (2) | 1.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
U. S. Postal service | 0.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (2) |
Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (2) |
Utilities | 0.7% (2) | 1.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries | 0.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (2) |
Chemicals | 0.7% (2) | 1.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Machinery | 0.7% (2) | 1.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Department and other general merchandise stores | 0.7% (2) | 1.3% (2) | 0.0% (0) |
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (2) |
Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.4% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (1) |
Paper | 0.4% (1) | 0.6% (1) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment in Leighton
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 4.4%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 10.1%Males
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 9.9%Males
- 3.6%Females
- Unemployment rate for Black residents
- 16.5%Males
- 10.0%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
Leighton: | 2.2% (6) |
Alabama: | 6.9% (142,387) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
Leighton: | 9.6% (28) |
Alabama: | 5.2% (107,994) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
Leighton: | 4.1% (12) |
Alabama: | 5.9% (122,369) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
Leighton: | 9.8% (29) |
Alabama: | 9.8% (202,329) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
Leighton: | 11.9% (35) |
Alabama: | 11.2% (230,301) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
Leighton: | 15.8% (46) |
Alabama: | 17.1% (351,870) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
Leighton: | 33.3% (98) |
Alabama: | 11.5% (236,564) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
Leighton: | 5.3% (16) |
Alabama: | 8.5% (174,204) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
Leighton: | 1.7% (5) |
Alabama: | 3.4% (70,689) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
Leighton: | 1.4% (4) |
Alabama: | 4.8% (98,817) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
Leighton: | 4.0% (12) |
Alabama: | 6.4% (131,127) |
<5am:
Leighton: | 5.9% (16) |
Alabama: | 4.2% (80,283) |
5:30am:
Leighton: | 2.2% (6) |
Alabama: | 3.9% (73,270) |
6am:
Leighton: | 5.6% (15) |
Alabama: | 5.8% (109,814) |
6:30am:
Leighton: | 13.4% (36) |
Alabama: | 10.3% (195,070) |
7am:
Leighton: | 20.4% (55) |
Alabama: | 12.7% (242,086) |
7:30am:
Leighton: | 15.2% (41) |
Alabama: | 16.7% (317,590) |
8am:
Leighton: | 7.4% (20) |
Alabama: | 15.7% (298,086) |
8:30am:
Leighton: | 7.8% (21) |
Alabama: | 7.1% (135,165) |
9am:
Leighton: | 0.7% (2) |
Alabama: | 2.9% (55,392) |
10am:
Leighton: | 2.6% (7) |
Alabama: | 3.5% (67,166) |
11am:
Leighton: | 0.7% (2) |
Alabama: | 1.5% (29,085) |
4pm:
Leighton: | 10.8% (29) |
Alabama: | 6.3% (119,754) |
>4pm:
Leighton: | 7.1% (19) |
Alabama: | 6.5% (124,331) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Males:
Leighton: | 2.6% (3) |
Alabama: | 7.0% (76,240) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
Leighton: | 7.7% (9) |
Alabama: | 7.5% (82,102) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
Leighton: | 12.1% (14) |
Alabama: | 11.6% (127,090) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
Leighton: | 14.6% (17) |
Alabama: | 11.0% (120,602) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
Leighton: | 27.9% (32) |
Alabama: | 14.9% (163,229) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
Leighton: | 30.3% (35) |
Alabama: | 9.7% (106,349) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
Leighton: | 0.8% (1) |
Alabama: | 7.3% (79,880) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
Leighton: | 3.6% (4) |
Alabama: | 3.8% (41,927) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
Leighton: | 3.6% (6) |
Alabama: | 4.3% (41,527) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m. - Females:
Leighton: | 14.7% (26) |
Alabama: | 3.3% (31,754) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Females:
Leighton: | 1.7% (3) |
Alabama: | 4.2% (40,267) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Females:
Leighton: | 8.2% (15) |
Alabama: | 7.8% (75,239) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
Leighton: | 10.1% (18) |
Alabama: | 11.4% (109,699) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
Leighton: | 7.4% (13) |
Alabama: | 19.5% (188,641) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
Leighton: | 35.0% (62) |
Alabama: | 13.5% (130,215) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Females:
Leighton: | 8.4% (15) |
Alabama: | 9.8% (94,324) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
Leighton: | 2.8% (5) |
Alabama: | 4.0% (39,071) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m. - Females:
Leighton: | 6.4% (11) |
Alabama: | 6.6% (63,600) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 75.9%
Number of people working at home: 4 (1.4% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 4 (1.4% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
Leighton: | 5.6% (15) |
Alabama: | 3.1% (58,125) |
5 to 9 minutes:
Leighton: | 7.4% (20) |
Alabama: | 10.3% (196,568) |
10 to 14 minutes:
Leighton: | 7.1% (19) |
Alabama: | 15.0% (284,405) |
15 to 19 minutes:
Leighton: | 8.9% (24) |
Alabama: | 17.0% (323,887) |
20 to 24 minutes:
Leighton: | 15.6% (42) |
Alabama: | 15.0% (285,904) |
25 to 29 minutes:
Leighton: | 6.7% (18) |
Alabama: | 5.8% (110,204) |
30 to 34 minutes:
Leighton: | 19.7% (53) |
Alabama: | 13.7% (260,798) |
35 to 39 minutes:
Leighton: | 4.1% (11) |
Alabama: | 2.5% (46,607) |
40 to 44 minutes:
Leighton: | 1.5% (4) |
Alabama: | 2.6% (49,212) |
45 to 59 minutes:
Leighton: | 15.2% (41) |
Alabama: | 6.7% (127,205) |
60 to 89 minutes:
Leighton: | 5.9% (16) |
Alabama: | 3.7% (69,866) |
90 or more minutes:
Leighton: | 2.2% (6) |
Alabama: | 2.5% (48,005) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
Leighton: | 75.5% (203) |
Alabama: | 83.0% (1,576,882) |
Carpooled:
Leighton: | 20.8% (56) |
Alabama: | 12.3% (234,020) |
Walked:
Leighton: | 1.1% (3) |
Alabama: | 1.3% (25,360) |
Other means:
Leighton: | 2.6% (7) |
Alabama: | 0.7% (12,430) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
Leighton: | 100.0% (287) |
Alabama: | 91.0% (1,820,084) |
Drove alone:
Leighton: | 78.4% (203) |
Alabama: | 87.1% (1,576,882) |
In 2 person carpool:
Leighton: | 12.7% (33) |
Alabama: | 10.1% (182,201) |
In 3 person carpool:
Leighton: | 4.2% (11) |
Alabama: | 1.9% (33,742) |
In 5-6 person carpool:
Leighton: | 2.3% (6) |
Alabama: | 0.3% (4,815) |
In 7+ person carpool:
Leighton: | 2.3% (6) |
Alabama: | 0.1% (2,353) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
Leighton: | 78.3% (238) |
Alabama: | 66.3% (1,510,956) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Leighton: | 0.3% (1) |
Alabama: | 7.5% (171,905) |
Local government workers:
Leighton: | 14.2% (43) |
Alabama: | 7.0% (159,468) |
State government workers:
Leighton: | 6.8% (21) |
Alabama: | 5.5% (124,918) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Leighton: | 0.3% (1) |
Alabama: | 5.4% (122,821) |
Employee of private company:
Leighton: | 81.4% (223) |
Alabama: | 69.3% (1,330,489) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
Leighton: | 1.1% (3) |
Alabama: | 3.0% (56,994) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
Leighton: | 3.6% (10) |
Alabama: | 5.7% (109,055) |
Local government workers:
Leighton: | 5.5% (15) |
Alabama: | 6.7% (128,778) |
State government workers:
Leighton: | 4.0% (11) |
Alabama: | 5.5% (105,286) |
Federal government workers:
Leighton: | 1.1% (3) |
Alabama: | 3.4% (64,370) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
Leighton: | 3.3% (9) |
Alabama: | 6.2% (119,345) |
Employee of private company - Males:
Leighton: | 87.0% (103) |
Alabama: | 70.1% (833,392) |
Local government workers - Males:
Leighton: | 12.2% (14) |
Alabama: | 5.4% (64,465) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
Leighton: | 0.9% (1) |
Alabama: | 6.0% (71,853) |
Employee of private company - Females:
Leighton: | 72.8% (135) |
Alabama: | 62.2% (677,564) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
Leighton: | 0.6% (1) |
Alabama: | 10.7% (116,586) |
Local government workers - Females:
Leighton: | 15.6% (29) |
Alabama: | 8.7% (95,003) |
State government workers - Females:
Leighton: | 11.1% (21) |
Alabama: | 6.9% (74,988) |