A job hub: North Hodge has 7.7 jobs per working resident, and 633 people come in to work
A typical one-way commute lasts 11 minutes, next to 26 for Louisiana and 26 for the U.S. There are 643 jobs in North Hodge; 84 of its residents have a job. About one in ten stay in North Hodge for work; outside it, Ruston is the main destination (24%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through North Hodge
On a workday 74 residents head out to work and 10 work right here.
About 870 people are in North Hodge on a workday afternoon, 181% more than live here.
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 towns that send workers to North Hodge
Where North Hodge clocks in
24% of workers
13% 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.
Goods jobs make up 72% of work in North Hodge
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in North Hodge, 2014 → 2024: 46 → 643. 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 North Hodge’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From North Hodge, about 11 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 3.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Hodge workers work from home, vs 8% across Louisiana. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 176 commuters (the 5% who work from home are left out). Across Louisiana: 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.
Short hops and long hauls from North Hodge
About 22% 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.
North Hodge and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Hodge workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Hodge | – | — | — | 11 min | $36,012 |
| Hodge | under 2% | — | — | 21 min | — |
| East Hodge | under 2% | — | — | 17 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hodge and East Hodge: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Hodge’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 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.
Jobs and commuting in North Hodge: questions
What is the median household income in North Hodge?
$36,012 (±$10,846) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $60,756 across Louisiana and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Hodge?
40.4%, against 18.9% across Louisiana and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Hodge?
11 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Louisiana and 26 nationally. 5% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Hodge work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Ruston (24%, 18 mi), Jonesboro (13%, 3 mi), Monroe (5%, 41 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around North Hodge without a car?
6% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Hodge, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Hodge
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.