Photo: Paltron · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Hoxie trail those of 98% of U.S. towns
About one in ten work in Hoxie; the top destination outside it is Jonesboro (25%, 22 miles). 19.0% of residents are in poverty; Arkansas has 16.0%. Jobs and income earn Hoxie C−; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hoxie at work: what stands out
Hoxie’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Hoxie is Jonesboro, 22 miles away as the crow flies. 25% of working residents (233) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Fewer than half of Hoxie workers earn over $40,000 a year
42% of Hoxie’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 16% earn $1,250 a month or less. 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; with 932 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The four measures behind Hoxie’s grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hoxie is better than 16% of U.S. towns, #76 of 123 in Arkansas. Unemployment holds Hoxie’s grade up (4.3%, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($35,268, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hoxie could be anywhere from D− to C+.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Hoxie
About 18% 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.
The 523 jobs based in Hoxie
523 jobs are based in Hoxie.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hoxie, 2013 → 2023: 515 → 523. 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 Hoxie’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Hoxie by day
On a workday 841 residents head out to work, 91 work right here, and 432 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,200 people are in Hoxie on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.56 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Hoxie ends
Where Hoxie clocks in
25% of workers
20% of workers
5% 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.
The daily trip from Hoxie: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hoxie workers work from home, vs 9% across Arkansas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 991 commuters (the 6% who work from home are left out). Across Arkansas: 87% 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.
Getting around Hoxie: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hoxie is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns, #115 of 123 in Arkansas. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 2.0% across Arkansas.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,054 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). 5.8% of Hoxie households have no vehicle (Arkansas 5.9%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hoxie’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hoxie next to U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,500: 4,114th of 5,083 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 135 | Avilla AR | 1,833 | $106K | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 241 | Goshen AR | 2,405 | $150K | 1.7% | 2.1% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 362 | Salem AR | 2,642 | $74K | 2.4% | 0.0% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,112 | Mary Ann Township OH | 2,274 | $55K | 16.8% | 0.0% | 1% | C− |
| 4,113 | Turley OK | 2,968 | $42K | 21.9% | 10.2% | 3% | C− |
| 4,114 | Hoxie AR | 2,568 | $35K | 19.0% | 4.3% | 10% | C− |
| 4,115 | Oak Hill FL | 2,188 | $66K | 18.7% | 8.2% | 3% | C− |
| 4,116 | Alta IA | 1,958 | $66K | 10.2% | 18.8% | 8% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,083 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Hoxie, the top three, the last and three more from Arkansas.
Work next door: 20% of Hoxie’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hoxie workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoxie | – | C− | D | 26 min | $35,268 |
| Walnut Ridge | 20% | D | B | 24 min | $45,027 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Walnut Ridge. Darker towns draw more of Hoxie’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 Hoxie: questions
What is the median household income in Hoxie?
$35,268 (±$3,110) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,773 across Arkansas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hoxie?
19.0%, against 16.0% across Arkansas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hoxie?
26 minutes each way on average, against 23 across Arkansas and 26 nationally. 6% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hoxie work?
10% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Jonesboro (25%, 22 mi), Walnut Ridge (20%, 4 mi), Pocahontas (5%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hoxie walkable?
Hoxie is more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hoxie without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hoxie, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hoxie
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.