Work & commute · Hodgen

Work & commute in Hodgen, OK

Most working residents leave Hodgen for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Heavener (14%), Van Buren (10%) and Poteau (10%). Half commute less than 38 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 21 working residents

Typical commute

38 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 21 Hodgen residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Hodgen.

21live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

36work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Hodgen goes to work

Heavener3.9 mi away

14%3

Van Buren, AR45.1 mi away

10%2

Poteau15.7 mi away

10%2

Wickes, AR41.2 mi away

5%1

Berryville, AR121.5 mi away

5%1

Fort Smith, AR38.2 mi away

5%1

Tahlequah76.4 mi away

5%1

McAlester64.9 mi away

5%1

Muskogee74.5 mi away

5%1

Pocola29.9 mi away

5%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%7

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Hodgen commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

29%

14%

24%

33%

29%Under 10 mi

14%10–24 mi

24%25–50 mi

33%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Hodgen is a job hub

1.71jobs per working resident

A job hub

1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Hodgen are

36 jobs are based in Hodgen. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hodgen’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Hodgen

36 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less6%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month61%

Jobs Hodgen residents hold

21 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)38%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)43%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month24%

Over $3,333 a month57%

+80%

Jobs based in Hodgen, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 36. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.