At 0.8%, unemployment in Hideaway is lower than in 96% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 26% of workers (Texas 14%). The two grades for Hideaway are A for jobs and income and D for walkability. Measured by household income, Hideaway is ahead of 83% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Hideaway apart
Hideaway workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 39 minutes each way, against 27 across Texas. Over a year that’s about 299 hours of commuting, 92 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Hideaway is a place people come home to
There are 192 jobs based in Hideaway, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Hideaway has about 2,600 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Home offices are common in Hideaway
26% of Hideaway workers work from home, against 14% across Texas. Time on the road ↓
One in three of Hideaway works in Tyler
352 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Tyler, 15 miles away. That’s 8 times as many as work in Hideaway itself. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
33% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Why Hideaway gets the Jobs & income grade it does
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hideaway is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #66 of 642 in Texas. Unemployment holds Hideaway’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 48% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hideaway could be anywhere from A− to A+.
The trip to work from Hideaway: about 39 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hideaway workers work from home, vs 14% across Texas. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 955 commuters (the 26% who work from home are left out). Across Texas: 83% 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.
Who leaves Hideaway for work, and who comes in
On a workday 1,056 residents head out to work, 39 work right here, and 153 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,600 people are in Hideaway on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.18 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.
32% of working residents work in Tyler
Where Hideaway clocks in
32% 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.
Miles to work from Hideaway
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.
In Hideaway, services account for most jobs
192 jobs are based in Hideaway.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hideaway, 2013 → 2023: 163 → 192. 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 Hideaway’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Getting around Hideaway: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hideaway is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns, #572 of 642 in Texas. Both inputs place Hideaway near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,296 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.5% of Hideaway households have no vehicle (Texas 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hideaway’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 2,400 to 4,700, Hideaway ranks 336th of 4,535 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6 | Taylor Lake Village TX | 3,774 | $166K | 0.0% | 0.6% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 12 | Hollywood Park TX | 3,140 | $138K | 2.6% | 0.0% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 20 | Talty TX | 3,299 | $155K | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 334 | Nockamixon Township PA | 3,370 | $105K | 6.1% | 0.6% | 10% | A |
| 335 | Rose Hill KS | 4,320 | $102K | 1.0% | 2.8% | 7% | A |
| 336 | Hideaway TX | 3,459 | $110K | 2.7% | 0.8% | 4% | A |
| 337 | Ponder TX | 2,863 | $106K | 1.0% | 3.6% | 1% | A |
| 338 | Essex MA | 3,770 | $157K | 8.1% | 1.5% | 15% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 4,535 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hideaway, the top three, the last and three more from Texas.
Hideaway and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Lindale (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
Darker towns draw more of Hideaway’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 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 Hideaway: questions
What is the median household income in Hideaway?
$109,712 (±$28,139) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $78,476 across Texas and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hideaway?
2.7%, against 13.8% across Texas and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hideaway?
39 minutes each way on average, against 27 across Texas and 26 nationally. 26% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hideaway work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tyler (32%, 15 mi), Lindale (6%, 3 mi), Dallas (3%, 79 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Hideaway walkable?
Hideaway is more walkable than 14% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.6 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hideaway 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 Hideaway, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hideaway
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.