Photo: Dofftoubab · CC BY-SA 4.0Hickory has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
38 jobs are based in Hickory; 152 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Hickory; the top destination outside it is Meridian (18%, 20 miles). The average commute takes 30 minutes each way; Mississippi averages 26, the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Hickory: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 152 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 38 people come in from elsewhere.
About 290 people are in Hickory on a workday afternoon, 28% 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.
Out of Hickory to work: where people go
Where Hickory clocks in
18% of workers
14% 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.
Jobs in Hickory: what the 38 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hickory, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 38. 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 Hickory’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 30 minutes from Hickory
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hickory workers work from home, vs 6% across Mississippi. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 188 commuters (the 2% who work from home are left out). Across Mississippi: 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Hickory
About 23% 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.
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 Hickory: questions
What is the median household income in Hickory?
$59,000 (±$41,552) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $56,447 across Mississippi and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hickory?
19.1%, against 18.9% across Mississippi and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hickory?
30 minutes each way on average, against 26 across Mississippi and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hickory work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Meridian (18%, 20 mi), Newton (14%, 7 mi), Forest (10%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hickory without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hickory, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hickory
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.