Households in Avenue B and C earn less than those in 93% of U.S. towns
Avenue B and C grades D for jobs and income and B for walkability. 19.7% of residents live below the poverty line, where Arizona as a whole has 12.5%. 12% of workers have no commute at all (Arizona 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Avenue B and C in brief
More than half of Avenue B and C works in Yuma
789 working residents, 53%, have their main job in Yuma, 16 miles away across the town line. That’s 53 times as many as work in Avenue B and C itself. The commute map ↓
Avenue B and C is a place people come home to
There are 45 jobs based in Avenue B and C, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Avenue B and C has about 2,500 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Fewer than half of Avenue B and C workers earn over $40,000 a year
35% of Avenue B and C’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 21% earn $1,250 a month or less. The jobs ↓
Most Avenue B and C residents work close to home
68% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Income, poverty and work: Avenue B and C’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Avenue B and C is better than 9% of U.S. towns, #115 of 140 in Arizona. Job access by car holds Avenue B and C’s grade up (ahead of 51% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (19.9%, U.S. 5.2%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Avenue B and C could be anywhere from D to C.
53% of working residents work in Yuma
Where Avenue B and C clocks in
53% of workers
6% 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.
Avenue B and C on a workday afternoon
On a workday 1,485 residents head out to work, 12 work right here, and 33 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,500 people are in Avenue B and C on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.03 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.
What work there is in Avenue B and C: 45 jobs
45 jobs are based in Avenue B and C.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Avenue B and C, 2014 → 2024: 78 → 45. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Avenue B and C’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Miles to work from Avenue B and C
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.
The trip to work from Avenue B and C: about 24 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Avenue B and C workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,152 commuters (the 12% 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.
Avenue B and C is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Avenue B and C is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns, #40 of 140 in Arizona. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.9% across Arizona.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,313 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 84% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 42% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 52% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 8.3% of Avenue B and C households have no vehicle (Arizona 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Avenue B and C’s commuters take a bus or train.
Avenue B and C and other U.S. towns of 2,800 to 5,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Ho-Ho-Kus NJ | 4,313 | $250K | 0.0% | 1.7% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 354 | Citrus Park AZ | 5,115 | $141K | 8.8% | 1.3% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 898 | Kachina Village AZ | 3,212 | $90K | 4.3% | 1.7% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 908 | St. Johns AZ | 3,336 | $132K | 4.8% | 0.0% | 23% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,851 | Mount Olive NC | 4,521 | $49K | 17.7% | 9.8% | 15% | D |
| 3,852 | Center Township IN | 2,801 | $53K | 16.2% | 8.2% | 19% | D |
| 3,853 | Avenue B and C AZ | 4,001 | $44K | 19.7% | 19.9% | 1% | D |
| 3,854 | Moon Lake FL | 4,638 | $49K | 31.1% | 16.7% | 2% | D |
| 3,855 | Vado NM | 2,895 | $37K | 25.7% | 8.2% | 4% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,177 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Avenue B and C, the top three, the last and three more from Arizona.
Bordering towns draw 53% of Avenue B and C’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Avenue B and C workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avenue B and C | – | D | B | 24 min | $44,240 |
| Yuma | 53% | C | A− | 18 min | $65,482 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Yuma. Darker towns draw more of Avenue B and C’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 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 Avenue B and C: questions
What is the median household income in Avenue B and C?
$44,240 (±$7,585) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Avenue B and C?
19.7%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Avenue B and C?
24 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Avenue B and C work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Yuma (53%, 16 mi), San Luis (6%, 16 mi), Phoenix (6%, 160 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Avenue B and C walkable?
Avenue B and C is more walkable than 64% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 10.9 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Avenue B and C without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 42% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Avenue B and C, from the people who make the trip.
More of Avenue B and C
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. 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.