Hokes Bluff has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Only 4% work in Hokes Bluff; the top destination outside it is Gadsden (32%, 9 miles). There are 489 jobs in Hokes Bluff, and 1,623 of its residents work somewhere. For jobs and income Hokes Bluff is better than 53% of U.S. towns (B−); for walkability it is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (D).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Hokes Bluff stands out on work
Hokes Bluff and Gadsden trade workers both ways
Gadsden is the top workplace for Hokes Bluff residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Hokes Bluff come from (10% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Hokes Bluff workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 26 across Alabama. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Hokes Bluff is a place people come home to
There are 489 jobs based in Hokes Bluff, about three for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Hokes Bluff
56% of Hokes Bluff residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 38% of the jobs based in Hokes Bluff pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Hokes Bluff pay little
27% of the jobs based in Hokes Bluff pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Income, poverty and work: Hokes Bluff’s grade explained
The poverty rate holds Hokes Bluff’s grade up (4.0%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down (6.2%, U.S. 5.2%).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hokes Bluff could be anywhere from C− to A.
Out of Hokes Bluff to work: where people go
Where Hokes Bluff clocks in
32% of workers
4% of workersLines 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.
Time on the road from Hokes Bluff: about 33 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hokes Bluff workers work from home, vs 9% across Alabama. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,363 commuters (the 4% 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.
A workday in Hokes Bluff: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 1,559 residents head out to work, 64 work right here, and 425 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,600 people are in Hokes Bluff on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
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 kinds of work in Hokes Bluff
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hokes Bluff, 2013 → 2023: 496 → 489. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
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 Hokes Bluff’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Hokes Bluff, by distance
About 24% 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.
Getting around Hokes Bluff: mostly by car
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 1.7% across Alabama.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,463 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.1% of Hokes Bluff households have no vehicle (Alabama 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hokes Bluff’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hokes Bluff places 1,949th of 3,867 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 3,300 to 6,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 154 | Highland Lakes AL | 5,866 | $169K | 4.1% | 1.7% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 182 | Priceville AL | 3,952 | $117K | 2.2% | 0.0% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 216 | Argo AL | 4,376 | $105K | 1.1% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,947 | Palmyra Township PA | 3,391 | $66K | 6.1% | 2.7% | 12% | B− |
| 1,948 | Blountville TN | 3,309 | $55K | 8.3% | 3.2% | 7% | B− |
| 1,949 | Hokes Bluff AL | 4,706 | $75K | 4.0% | 6.2% | 4% | B− |
| 1,950 | McLoud OK | 4,564 | $63K | 18.0% | 1.5% | 6% | B− |
| 1,951 | Flagler Beach FL | 5,595 | $85K | 8.4% | 2.8% | 11% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,867 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hokes Bluff, the top three, the last and three more from Alabama.
Hokes Bluff and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Glencoe (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hokes Bluff workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hokes Bluff | – | B− | D | 33 min | $74,968 |
| Glencoe | 3% | B− | B− | 28 min | $68,517 |
| Ballplay | under 2% | — | — | 38 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Ballplay: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hokes Bluff’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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.
Jobs and commuting in Hokes Bluff: questions
What is the median household income in Hokes Bluff?
$74,968 (±$29,095) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $63,999 across Alabama and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hokes Bluff?
4.0%, against 15.6% across Alabama and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hokes Bluff?
33 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Alabama and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hokes Bluff work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Gadsden (32%, 9 mi), Rainbow City (5%, 13 mi), Birmingham (4%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hokes Bluff walkable?
Hokes Bluff is more walkable than 12% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hokes Bluff without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hokes Bluff, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hokes Bluff
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.