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2014-07-18 11 47 45 View south towards Hiko, Nevada from Nevada State Route 318 about 6.9 miles north of U.S. Route 93Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Jobs & commute in Hiko

Earning a living in Hiko

The Census job records count 30 working residents of Hiko and no jobs based in it. Hardly any stay in Hiko for work; outside it, Caliente is the main destination (30%, 38 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Hiko

On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

30live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night23
Workday0
23live here− 30head out to work+ 0come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Hiko on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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.

The commute map

The towns that employ Hiko’s residents

Susanville: 1 residents work here (3%)Mesquite: 1 residents work here (3%)Caliente: 9 residents work here (30%)Las Vegas: 1 residents work here (3%)St. George: 1 residents work here (3%)Panaca: 1 residents work here (3%)Pioche: 6 residents work here (20%)Alamo: 6 residents work here (20%)HikoSpring Valley: 2 residents work here (7%)CalientePiocheAlamoSpring ValleySusanvilleMesquiteHiko
1
Caliente38.1 mi away
30%9
2
Pioche45.9 mi away
20%6
3
Alamo18.6 mi away
20%6
4
Spring Valley107.2 mi away
7%2
5
Susanville, CA349.6 mi away
3%1
6
Mesquite82.1 mi away
3%1
7
Las Vegas97.6 mi away
3%1
8
St. George, UT96.9 mi away
3%1
9
Panaca44.2 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
7%2
The top trips

Where Hiko 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.

How far

How far it is to work from Hiko

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCaliente: 30% · 38.1 miPioche: 20% · 45.9 miAlamo: 20% · 18.6 miSpring Valley: 7% · 107.2 miSusanville: 3% · 349.6 miMesquite: 3% · 82.1 miLas Vegas: 3% · 97.6 miSt. George: 3% · 96.9 miPanaca: 3% · 44.2 miCaliente 30%Pioche 20%Alamo 20%Spring Valley 7%Susanville 3%Hiko
HikoTop destinations (size = commuters)
3%Under 10 mi1 residents
20%10–24 mi6 residents
53%25–50 mi16 residents
23%Over 50 mi7 residents

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.

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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Hiko: questions

What is the poverty rate in Hiko?

0.0%, against 12.4% across Nevada and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Hiko work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Caliente (30%, 38 mi), Pioche (20%, 46 mi), Alamo (20%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

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

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Beyond the commute

More of Hiko

Hiko home →

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.