Peter Conser House · Photo: Gamebeastm · CC BY-SA 4.0Work, pay and getting to work in Hodgen
Employers in Hodgen report 36 jobs, against 21 working residents. 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 9% for Oklahoma as a whole. Hardly any stay in Hodgen for work; outside it, Heavener is the main destination (14%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Hodgen
On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 36 people come in from elsewhere.
About 67 people are in Hodgen on a workday afternoon, 29% more than live here.
1.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 Hodgen’s workforce comes from
Where Hodgen clocks in
14% of workers
10% of workers
10% 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.
Most jobs in Hodgen are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hodgen, 2013 → 2023: 20 → 36. 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 Hodgen’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Hodgen
of Hodgen workers work from home, vs 9% across Oklahoma. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 18 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Oklahoma: 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.
Miles to work from Hodgen
About 33% 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 Hodgen: questions
What is the median household income in Hodgen?
$29,750 (±$23,139) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $65,039 across Oklahoma and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hodgen?
5.8%, against 15.3% across Oklahoma and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hodgen work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Heavener (14%, 4 mi), Van Buren (10%, 45 mi), Poteau (10%, 16 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hodgen 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 Hodgen, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hodgen
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.