Avra Valley has higher unemployment (13.4%) than 98% of U.S. towns
Household incomes here are lower than in 83% of U.S. towns. Jobs and income earn Avra Valley D; getting around on foot earns it D−. Working from home is the commute for 4% of workers; Arizona has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Avra Valley apart
Avra Valley is a place people come home to
There are 144 jobs based in Avra Valley, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Avra Valley has about 4,400 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Avra Valley workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 25 across Arizona. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Avra Valley and Tucson trade workers both ways
Tucson is the top workplace for Avra Valley residents (31%) and also where the most people who work in Avra Valley come from (15% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Few Avra Valley workers work from home
Only 4% of workers work from home, against 18% across Arizona. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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.
How Avra Valley earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Avra Valley is better than 6% of U.S. towns, #126 of 140 in Arizona. Job access by car holds Avra Valley’s grade up (ahead of 19% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Avra Valley could be anywhere from D− to C−.
Who works in Avra Valley, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,996 residents head out to work, 40 work right here, and 104 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,400 people are in Avra Valley on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.07 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.
Time on the road from Avra Valley: about 34 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Avra Valley workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,292 commuters (the 4% 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.
31% of working residents work in Tucson
Where Avra Valley clocks in
31% of workers
16% of workers
8% 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.
What work there is in Avra Valley: 144 jobs
144 jobs are based in Avra Valley.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Avra Valley, 2013 → 2023: 60 → 144. 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 Avra Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Avra Valley, by distance
About 25% 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.
Most trips from Avra Valley start in a car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Avra Valley is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns, #136 of 140 in Arizona. Both inputs place Avra Valley 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 2,390 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.4 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 48% 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). 5.3% of Avra Valley households have no vehicle (Arizona 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Avra Valley’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where Avra Valley sits among U.S. towns of 4,400 to 8,500
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
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| 342 | Litchfield Park AZ | 6,727 | $126K | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 344 | Citrus Park AZ | 5,115 | $141K | 8.8% | 1.3% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 429 | Rincon Valley AZ | 6,512 | $132K | 4.1% | 1.5% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 3,228 | Glennville GA | 5,023 | $53K | 19.1% | 9.9% | 18% | D |
| 3,229 | Dunlap TN | 6,089 | $46K | 34.3% | 12.2% | 25% | D |
| 3,230 | Avra Valley AZ | 6,277 | $54K | 18.8% | 13.4% | 2% | D |
| 3,231 | Seaside OR | 7,092 | $47K | 17.6% | 8.1% | 31% | D |
| 3,232 | Rumford ME | 6,025 | $38K | 22.6% | 5.4% | 23% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 3,349 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Avra Valley, the top three, the last and three more from Arizona.
How Avra Valley compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Avra Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avra Valley | – | D | D− | 34 min | $54,132 |
| Picture Rocks | under 2% | C− | C− | 35 min | $61,634 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Avra Valley’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 Avra Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Avra Valley?
$54,132 (±$7,478) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Avra Valley?
18.8%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Avra Valley?
34 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Avra Valley work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tucson (31%, 33 mi), Marana (16%, 12 mi), Phoenix (8%, 91 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Avra Valley walkable?
Avra Valley is more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Avra Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Avra Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Avra Valley
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.