Hayden is a very small town located in the state of Alabama. With a population of 1,355 people and three associated neighborhoods, Hayden is the 268th largest community in Alabama.

A relatively large number of people in Hayden telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 9.45% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

In Hayden, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.15 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.

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

The percentage of adults in Hayden who are college-educated is close to the national average for all communities of 21.84%: 19.58% of the adults in Hayden have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.

The per capita income in Hayden in 2022 was $36,971, which is wealthy relative to Alabama, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $147,884 for a family of four. However, Hayden contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Hayden home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Hayden residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Hayden include English, Irish, European, German, and Italian.

The most common language spoken in Hayden is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Langs. of India.