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Most common industries (%)
Most common industries for males (%)
Most common industries for females (%)
Most Common Industries |
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Industry | All | Males | Females |
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| Health care | 19.0% (224) | 10.3% (62) | 28.0% (162) |
| Construction | 11.1% (131) | 21.8% (131) | 0.0% (0) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 6.8% (80) | 1.3% (8) | 12.5% (72) |
| Educational services | 6.8% (80) | 3.2% (19) | 10.6% (61) |
| Plastics and rubber products | 5.9% (70) | 10.2% (61) | 1.6% (9) |
| Accommodation and food services | 5.3% (62) | 2.0% (12) | 8.7% (50) |
| Public administration | 4.3% (51) | 7.0% (42) | 1.6% (9) |
| Food and beverage stores | 3.4% (40) | 4.2% (25) | 2.6% (15) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.9% (34) | 3.5% (21) | 2.2% (13) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 2.7% (32) | 1.7% (10) | 3.8% (22) |
| Metal and metal products | 2.6% (31) | 2.0% (12) | 3.3% (19) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 2.5% (30) | 5.0% (30) | 0.0% (0) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 2.4% (28) | 0.0% (0) | 4.8% (28) |
| Utilities | 2.1% (25) | 4.2% (25) | 0.0% (0) |
| Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers | 2.0% (23) | 3.8% (23) | 0.0% (0) |
| Repair and maintenance | 1.9% (22) | 2.5% (15) | 1.2% (7) |
| Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers | 1.7% (20) | 3.3% (20) | 0.0% (0) |
| Miscellaneous manufacturing | 1.6% (19) | 2.0% (12) | 1.2% (7) |
| Truck transportation | 1.5% (18) | 0.8% (5) | 2.2% (13) |
| Transportation equipment | 1.2% (14) | 0.0% (0) | 2.4% (14) |
| Groceries and related products merchant wholesalers | 0.9% (11) | 1.8% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Finance and insurance | 0.9% (11) | 1.8% (11) | 0.0% (0) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 0.8% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (10) |
| Data processing, libraries, and other information services | 0.8% (9) | 1.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Petroleum and coal products | 0.7% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (8) |
| Warehousing and storage | 0.7% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (8) |
| Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers | 0.7% (8) | 1.3% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Printing and related support activities | 0.7% (8) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (8) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.6% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (7) |
| Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores | 0.6% (7) | 1.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 0.6% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (7) |
| Private households | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (6) |
| Food | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (6) |
| Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (6) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 0.5% (6) | 1.0% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (6) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 0.5% (6) | 1.0% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Office supplies and stationery stores | 0.4% (5) | 0.8% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Radio, TV, and computer stores | 0.4% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 0.9% (5) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.3% (4) | 0.7% (4) | 0.0% (0) |
Most common occupations (%)
Most common occupations for males (%)
Most common occupations for females (%)
Most common occupations |
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Occupation | All | Males | Females |
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| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 9.5% (112) | 9.0% (54) | 10.0% (58) |
| Other production occupations including supervisors | 9.0% (106) | 11.5% (69) | 6.4% (37) |
| Driver/sales workers and truck drivers | 5.1% (60) | 10.0% (60) | 0.0% (0) |
| Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers | 4.8% (57) | 9.5% (57) | 0.0% (0) |
| Registered nurses | 4.4% (52) | 0.0% (0) | 9.0% (52) |
| Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors | 3.9% (46) | 7.7% (46) | 0.0% (0) |
| Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides | 3.9% (46) | 6.2% (37) | 1.6% (9) |
| Food processing workers | 3.8% (45) | 4.2% (25) | 3.5% (20) |
| Information and record clerks except customer service representatives | 3.7% (43) | 1.8% (11) | 5.5% (32) |
| Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors | 3.1% (37) | 4.0% (24) | 2.2% (13) |
| Secretaries and administrative assistants | 3.0% (35) | 0.0% (0) | 6.1% (35) |
| Retail sales workers except cashiers | 2.8% (33) | 3.3% (20) | 2.2% (13) |
| Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers | 2.5% (30) | 0.0% (0) | 5.2% (30) |
| Other sales and related workers including supervisors | 2.5% (30) | 2.0% (12) | 3.1% (18) |
| Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers | 2.2% (26) | 2.8% (17) | 1.6% (9) |
| Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks | 2.1% (25) | 0.0% (0) | 4.3% (25) |
| Health technologists and technicians | 2.0% (24) | 0.0% (0) | 4.2% (24) |
| Laborers and material movers, hand | 2.0% (23) | 3.8% (23) | 0.0% (0) |
| Customer service representatives | 2.0% (23) | 0.0% (0) | 4.0% (23) |
| Computer specialists | 2.0% (23) | 0.0% (0) | 4.0% (23) |
| Supervisors, construction and extraction workers | 1.9% (22) | 3.7% (22) | 0.0% (0) |
| Metal workers and plastic workers | 1.8% (21) | 0.0% (0) | 3.6% (21) |
| Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers | 1.7% (20) | 3.3% (20) | 0.0% (0) |
| Material moving workers except laborers and material movers, hand | 1.7% (20) | 1.0% (6) | 2.4% (14) |
| Cashiers | 1.6% (19) | 0.0% (0) | 3.3% (19) |
| Child care workers | 1.3% (15) | 0.0% (0) | 2.6% (15) |
| Carpenters | 1.3% (15) | 2.5% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
| Waiters and waitresses | 1.3% (15) | 0.0% (0) | 2.6% (15) |
| Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers | 1.3% (15) | 1.5% (9) | 1.0% (6) |
| Construction laborers | 1.2% (14) | 2.3% (14) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations | 1.1% (13) | 0.0% (0) | 2.2% (13) |
| Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers | 0.9% (11) | 0.0% (0) | 1.9% (11) |
| Other healthcare support occupations | 0.8% (10) | 1.7% (10) | 0.0% (0) |
| Therapists | 0.8% (10) | 0.0% (0) | 1.7% (10) |
| Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers | 0.8% (9) | 1.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Engineers | 0.8% (9) | 1.5% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Cooks and food preparation workers | 0.6% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (7) |
| Personal appearance workers | 0.6% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (7) |
| Painters and paperhangers | 0.6% (7) | 1.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Art and design workers | 0.6% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 1.2% (7) |
| Other construction workers and helpers | 0.6% (7) | 1.2% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (6) |
| Farmers and farm managers | 0.5% (6) | 1.0% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists | 0.5% (6) | 1.0% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Agricultural workers including supervisors | 0.5% (6) | 0.0% (0) | 1.0% (6) |
| Postsecondary teachers | 0.4% (5) | 0.8% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
Unemployment by race in 2000:
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 6.5%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 14.4%
Unemployment rate for Black males: 5.6%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 0.0%
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work (%)
Time Leaving Home To Go To Work:
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| Fosters: | 2.8% (33) | | Alabama: | 4.2% (80,283) |
5:00 a.m. to 5:29 a.m.:
| Fosters: | 3.1% (36) | | Alabama: | 3.9% (73,270) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| Fosters: | 5.7% (67) | | Alabama: | 5.8% (109,814) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| Fosters: | 12.6% (148) | | Alabama: | 10.3% (195,070) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| Fosters: | 21.2% (249) | | Alabama: | 12.7% (242,086) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| Fosters: | 8.3% (97) | | Alabama: | 16.7% (317,590) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| Fosters: | 16.4% (192) | | Alabama: | 15.7% (298,086) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| Fosters: | 2.6% (30) | | Alabama: | 7.1% (135,165) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| Fosters: | 1.1% (13) | | Alabama: | 2.9% (55,392) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| Fosters: | 2.5% (29) | | Alabama: | 1.5% (29,085) |
11:00 a.m. to 11:59 a.m.:
| Fosters: | 1.9% (22) | | Alabama: | 0.7% (13,694) |
12:00 p.m. to 3:59 p.m.:
| Fosters: | 10.7% (125) | | Alabama: | 6.3% (119,754) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| Fosters: | 9.1% (107) | | Alabama: | 6.5% (124,331) |
Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.6%
Number of people working at home: 24 (2.0% of all workers)
Travel time (in minutes) to work (%)
Working at home - Fosters
Working at home - Alabama
Travel time to work:
Less than 5 minutes:
| Fosters: | 2.4% (28) | | Alabama: | 3.1% (58,125) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| Fosters: | 1.6% (19) | | Alabama: | 10.3% (196,568) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| Fosters: | 1.4% (16) | | Alabama: | 15.0% (284,405) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| Fosters: | 6.2% (73) | | Alabama: | 17.0% (323,887) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| Fosters: | 25.9% (303) | | Alabama: | 15.0% (285,904) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| Fosters: | 14.6% (171) | | Alabama: | 5.8% (110,204) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| Fosters: | 26.5% (311) | | Alabama: | 13.7% (260,798) |
35 to 39 minutes:
| Fosters: | 3.3% (39) | | Alabama: | 2.5% (46,607) |
40 to 44 minutes:
| Fosters: | 5.1% (60) | | Alabama: | 2.6% (49,212) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| Fosters: | 6.1% (72) | | Alabama: | 6.7% (127,205) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| Fosters: | 3.5% (41) | | Alabama: | 3.7% (69,866) |
90 or more minutes:
| Fosters: | 1.3% (15) | | Alabama: | 2.5% (48,005) |
Travel time to work (in minutes) by means of transportation (%)
Travel time to work by means of transportation:
Less than 30 minutes - other means:
| Fosters: | 53.1% (610) | | Alabama: | 67.8% (1,255,199) |
30 to 44 minutes - other means:
| Fosters: | 35.7% (410) | | Alabama: | 19.2% (354,713) |
45 to 59 minutes - other means:
| Fosters: | 6.3% (72) | | Alabama: | 6.8% (126,329) |
60 or more minutes - other means:
| Fosters: | 4.9% (56) | | Alabama: | 6.2% (115,049) |
Means of transportation to work - Fosters
Means of transportation to work - Alabama
Means of transportation to work:
Drove car alone:
| Fosters: | 85.7% (1,004) | | Alabama: | 83.0% (1,576,882) |
Carpooled:
| Fosters: | 9.5% (111) | | Alabama: | 12.3% (234,020) |
Walked:
| Fosters: | 1.9% (22) | | Alabama: | 1.3% (25,360) |
Other means:
| Fosters: | 0.9% (11) | | Alabama: | 0.7% (12,430) |
Private vehicle occupancy (%)
Private vehicle occupancy:
Drove alone:
| Fosters: | 90.0% (1,004) | | Alabama: | 87.1% (1,576,882) |
In 2 person carpool:
| Fosters: | 7.2% (80) | | Alabama: | 10.1% (182,201) |
In 3 person carpool:
| Fosters: | 1.3% (14) | | Alabama: | 1.9% (33,742) |
In 4 person carpool:
| Fosters: | 1.5% (17) | | Alabama: | 0.6% (10,909) |
Class of Workers (%) - Males
Class of Workers (%) - Females
Class of Workers:
Employee of private company:
| Fosters: | 71.6% (844) | | Alabama: | 69.3% (1,330,489) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| Fosters: | 67.0% (402) | | Alabama: | 71.8% (738,995) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| Fosters: | 76.5% (442) | | Alabama: | 66.4% (591,494) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| Fosters: | 3.8% (45) | | Alabama: | 3.0% (56,994) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| Fosters: | 6.0% (36) | | Alabama: | 4.1% (42,283) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Females:
| Fosters: | 1.6% (9) | | Alabama: | 1.7% (14,711) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| Fosters: | 3.0% (35) | | Alabama: | 5.7% (109,055) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| Fosters: | 1.8% (11) | | Alabama: | 3.4% (35,197) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| Fosters: | 4.2% (24) | | Alabama: | 8.3% (73,858) |
Local government workers:
| Fosters: | 5.5% (65) | | Alabama: | 6.7% (128,778) |
Local government workers - Males:
| Fosters: | 6.8% (41) | | Alabama: | 5.3% (54,489) |
Local government workers - Females:
| Fosters: | 4.2% (24) | | Alabama: | 8.3% (74,289) |
State government workers:
| Fosters: | 7.0% (83) | | Alabama: | 5.5% (105,286) |
State government workers - Males:
| Fosters: | 6.7% (40) | | Alabama: | 3.9% (40,210) |
State government workers - Females:
| Fosters: | 7.4% (43) | | Alabama: | 7.3% (65,076) |
Federal government workers:
| Fosters: | 4.4% (52) | | Alabama: | 3.4% (64,370) |
Federal government workers - Males:
| Fosters: | 7.2% (43) | | Alabama: | 3.4% (35,105) |
Federal government workers - Females:
| Fosters: | 1.6% (9) | | Alabama: | 3.3% (29,265) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| Fosters: | 4.6% (54) | | Alabama: | 6.2% (119,345) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| Fosters: | 4.5% (27) | | Alabama: | 7.8% (80,382) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| Fosters: | 4.7% (27) | | Alabama: | 4.4% (38,963) |
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