Workforce

Pike County's greatest asset is its workforce. Current business owners are more than pleased with the quality of their employees.

Characteristics Businesses and Industries located in Pike County are capitalizing on its wealth of assets and abundant workforce. New businesses in Pike County have approximately 10,675 workers available for hire. Employers will be able to attract employees from a pool of 43,305 underemployed workers. Many of them possess the skills, education, and experience to qualify them for better jobs. The median age for these unemplyed and underemployed persons is 44 and 42, respectively. Industry Breakdown: Industry Employed Underemployed Manufacturing 10.50% 12.80% Mining 0.40% 0.90% Construction 3.40% 0.90% Wholesale or Retail Trade 10.50% 11.10% Financer, Insurance or Real Estate 3.40% 0.90% Local Government 4.50% 4.30% State Government 9.40% 13.70% Federal Government 5.80% 2.60% Transportation, Communication or Public Utilities 5.10% 6% Farming, Hunting , Fishing, Landscaping, or other agricultural 6.20% 4.30% Services for Healthcare, Business, Hotel, Restaurant, Household 25.00% 27.40% Retainment Fact: Almost half of the current workforce has been at their primary job for 10 or more years!

Educational Attainment

A wide variety of education options are available to the residents of Pike County. One of the gems in Pike County's eduction system is Troy University. Troy is a global university, currently with 60 campuses in 11 countries and 17 US States. Enrollment exceeded 27,000 students this year. In addition to the University, Pike residents also enjoy an excellent choice of public, private, community college, and vo-tech opportunities.

 

Workforce Data The Pike area unemplyment rate has averaged about 5.5% over the last five years, ensuring lower crime and poverty rates, and greater political stability and health standards.

Commuters

More people commute into the area for work than out. This is mainly due to Montgomery County being the seat of state government and the size of its economy. There is significant within-area commuting as well among the seven counties. The table below, however, shows worker inflows into specific area counties of workers who are not residents of the seven-county area. Similarly, outflows are of area residents who work outside the area.

Pike Area Commuting Patterns, 2000

County	In	Flow		Out	Flow
Barbour	4,064	6.2%		1,786	5.8%
Bullock	1,852	2.8%		1,130	3.7%
Coffee	7,249	11.1%		2,541	8.2%
Crenshaw	1,383	2.1%		635	2.1%
Dale	10,307	15.7%		3,419	11.0%
Montgomery	36,956	56.5%		18,810	60.8%
Pike	3,633	5.6%		2,633	8.5%
Pike Area	65,444	100.0%		30,954	100.0%

Note: Rounding errors may be present.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Major Employers For a list of companies and institutions that have made Pike County their home, and to learn more about Pike County's industrial base, click here for a look at our industry page.

U.S. Census Bureau

Economic Census - Alabama
Local Employment Dynamics

Bureau of Economic Analysis

Pike County Facts