About Sawyerville

Sawyerville is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,864 people and just one neighborhood, Sawyerville is the 237th largest community in Alabama.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Sawyerville is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 51.6% of the Sawyerville workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Sawyerville is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and transportation and shipping workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Sawyerville who work in healthcare support services (12.01%), office and administrative support jobs (6.63%), and sales jobs (6.21%).

One downside of living in Sawyerville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Sawyerville, the average commute to work is 33.69 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Sawyerville is a very car-oriented town. 100% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Sawyerville is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Sawyerville has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

Being a small town, Sawyerville does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

Sawyerville Information and Demographics

Sawyerville ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.05% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Sawyerville in 2000 was $9,119, which is low income relative to Alabama and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $36,476 for a family of four.

The people who call Sawyerville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Sawyerville is African-American, followed by White.

The most common language spoken in Sawyerville is English.