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Jobs & commute in Hissop

Hissop has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

1 jobs are based in Hissop for 86 working residents. Hardly any work in Hissop; the top destination outside it is Montgomery (17%, 38 miles). 0% of workers work from home, next to 9% for Alabama as a whole.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

How a workday changes Hissop

On a workday 86 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

86live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night210
Workday120
210live here− 86head out to work+ 1come in to work= 120on a workday

About 120 people are in Hissop on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.01jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Hissop ends

Rockford: 3 residents work here (3%)Goodwater: 3 residents work here (3%)Wetumpka: 2 residents work here (2%)Sylacauga: 2 residents work here (2%)Alexander City: 12 residents work here (14%)Pelham: 2 residents work here (2%)Huntsville: 3 residents work here (3%)Hoover: 3 residents work here (3%)Birmingham: 5 residents work here (6%)Montgomery: 15 residents work here (17%)NixburgHissopMontgomeryAlexander CityBirminghamRockfordGoodwaterHuntsvilleHissop
1
Montgomery38.3 mi away
17%15
2
Alexander City11.1 mi away
14%12
3
Birmingham58.5 mi away
6%5
4
Rockford4.6 mi away
3%3
5
Goodwater12.6 mi away
3%3
6
Huntsville128.7 mi away
3%3
7
Hoover51.7 mi away
3%3
8
Wetumpka24.5 mi away
2%2
9
Sylacauga20.1 mi away
2%2
10
Pelham46.2 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
42%36
The top trips

Where Hissop clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

The jobs

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Hissop

Jobs based in HissopJobs Hissop residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%22%
Trade, transport & utilities0%20%
Services: health, schools, offices100%58%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%26%
$1,251–$3,333 a month100%33%
Over $3,333 a month0%42%

Who does it

29 or younger0%17%
30 to 54100%58%
55 and older0%24%

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hissop’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Hissop

Working from home
0%

of Hissop workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Hissop gets to work
80%Drive alone
20%Carpool

Share of the 98 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Alabama: 88% drive alone, <1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

How far

Hissop’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miMontgomery: 17% · 38.3 miAlexander City: 14% · 11.1 miBirmingham: 6% · 58.5 miRockford: 3% · 4.6 miGoodwater: 3% · 12.6 miHuntsville: 3% · 128.7 miHoover: 3% · 51.7 miWetumpka: 2% · 24.5 miSylacauga: 2% · 20.1 miPelham: 2% · 46.2 miMontgomery 17%Alexander City 14%Birmingham 6%Rockford 3%Goodwater 3%Hissop
HissopTop destinations (size = commuters)
8%Under 10 mi7 residents
26%10–24 mi22 residents
38%25–50 mi33 residents
28%Over 50 mi24 residents

About 28% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.

Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Around Hissop: the bordering towns

10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownHissop workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Hissop–———$65,592
Nixburgunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Nixburg: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Hissop’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
  • Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Hissop: questions

What is the median household income in Hissop?

$65,592 (±$63,599) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hissop?

26.7%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Hissop work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Montgomery (17%, 38 mi), Alexander City (14%, 11 mi), Birmingham (6%, 58 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Hissop without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 24% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Hissop, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Hissop

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.