Jobs and the daily commute in Hobbs
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 11% across Indiana. Hardly any stay in Hobbs for work; outside it, Indianapolis is the main destination (21%, 36 miles). Hobbs has 62 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Hobbs, and who commutes in
On a workday 62 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 30 people are in Hobbs on a workday afternoon, 67% fewer than live here.
0.00 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 Hobbs ends
Where Hobbs clocks in
21% of workers
6% 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.
Working from home in Hobbs
of Hobbs workers work from home, vs 11% across Indiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 35 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Indiana: 85% 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.
Half of Hobbs commutes less than 21 miles
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.
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 Hobbs: questions
What is the poverty rate in Hobbs?
27.2%, against 12.3% across Indiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hobbs work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Indianapolis (21%, 36 mi), Kokomo (15%, 16 mi), Tipton (6%, 5 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hobbs without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hobbs, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hobbs
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.