Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Ak Chin
The Census job records count 5 working residents of Ak Chin and no jobs based in it. 0% of workers work from home; Arizona has 18%. Hardly any stay in Ak Chin for work; outside it, Casa Grande is the main destination (20%, 45 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Ak Chin: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 5 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 17 people are in Ak Chin on a workday afternoon, 23% fewer than live here.
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 2024, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Ak Chin ends
Where Ak Chin clocks in
20% of workers
20% 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.
Working from home in Ak Chin
of Ak Chin workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 12 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across Arizona: 82% 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.
Where in the region Ak Chin works
About 20% 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.
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 Ak Chin: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ak Chin?
0.0%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ak Chin work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Casa Grande (20%, 45 mi), Yuma (20%, 148 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Ak Chin without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 88% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ak Chin, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ak Chin
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.