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Jobs & commute in Hollister

Hollister has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each

For 2% of workers, the job is at home (Idaho 13%). 34 jobs are based in Hollister for 101 working residents. Hardly any stay in Hollister for work; outside it, Twin Falls is the main destination (31%, 16 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Hollister on a workday afternoon

On a workday 101 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 34 people come in from elsewhere.

101live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
34work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night270
Workday200
270live here− 100head out to work+ 34come in to work= 200on a workday

About 200 people are in Hollister on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.34jobs 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 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where people from Hollister work

Murtaugh: 3 residents work here (3%)HansenRichfieldHollisterWendell: 1 residents work here (1%)Filer: 2 residents work here (2%)BuhlKimberly: 4 residents work here (4%)HeyburnJerome: 5 residents work here (5%)Burley: 2 residents work here (2%)Mountain HomeChubbuckTwin Falls: 31 residents work here (31%)Idaho Falls: 2 residents work here (2%)Boise City: 4 residents work here (4%)Jackpot: 6 residents work here (6%)Twin FallsJackpotJeromeKimberlyBoise CityMurtaughHollister
1
Twin Falls15.9 mi away
31%31
2
Jackpot, NV26.1 mi away
6%6
3
Jerome25.5 mi away
5%5
4
Kimberly16.6 mi away
4%4
5
Boise City119.7 mi away
4%4
6
Murtaugh23.5 mi away
3%3
7
Filer14.7 mi away
2%2
8
Burley42.4 mi away
2%2
9
Idaho Falls151 mi away
2%2
10
Wendell29.8 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
41%41
The top trips

Where Hollister 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

Jobs in Hollister: what the 34 are

Jobs based in HollisterJobs Hollister residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms21%39%
Trade, transport & utilities26%18%
Services: health, schools, offices53%44%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less21%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month44%34%
Over $3,333 a month35%53%

Who does it

29 or younger24%19%
30 to 5444%54%
55 and older32%27%
−43%

Jobs based in Hollister, 2014 → 2024: 60 → 34. 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 2024.

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

Time on the road

Each way, about 29 minutes from Hollister

A year of commuting
222 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.3 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Hollister29 min
Idaho22 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
2%

of Hollister workers work from home, vs 13% across Idaho. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Hollister gets to work
60%Drive alone
34%Carpool
6%Transit
1%Walk

Share of the 181 commuters (the 2% who work from home are left out). Across Idaho: 84% 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

How far it is to work from Hollister

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miTwin Falls: 31% · 15.9 miJackpot: 6% · 26.1 miJerome: 5% · 25.5 miKimberly: 4% · 16.6 miBoise City: 4% · 119.7 miMurtaugh: 3% · 23.5 miFiler: 2% · 14.7 miBurley: 2% · 42.4 miIdaho Falls: 2% · 151 miWendell: 1% · 29.8 miTwin Falls 31%Jackpot 6%Jerome 5%Kimberly 4%Boise City 4%Hollister
HollisterTop destinations (size = commuters)
3%Under 10 mi3 residents
57%10–24 mi57 residents
22%25–50 mi22 residents
18%Over 50 mi18 residents

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 2024.

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

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 2024, 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 Hollister: questions

What is the median household income in Hollister?

$56,944 (±$24,058) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,800 across Idaho and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Hollister?

10.7%, against 10.6% across Idaho and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Hollister?

29 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Idaho and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Hollister work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Twin Falls (31%, 16 mi), Jackpot (6%, 26 mi), Jerome (5%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Hollister without a car?

6% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Hollister

Hollister home →

Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.