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Jobs & commute in Beaver Valley

Beaver Valley has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Only 1% work in Beaver Valley itself; outside it, Phoenix draws the most (19%, 70 miles). 2 jobs are based in Beaver Valley, against 91 working residents. 0% of workers work from home, where Arizona as a whole has 18%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who commutes out of Beaver Valley, and who commutes in

On a workday 90 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

90live here, work elsewhere
1live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night74
Workday0
74live here− 90head out to work+ 1come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Beaver Valley on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.02jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Beaver Valley ends

Payson: 16 residents work here (18%)Fountain Hills: 2 residents work here (2%)Tempe: 7 residents work here (8%)Tucson: 2 residents work here (2%)Scottsdale: 6 residents work here (7%)Phoenix: 17 residents work here (19%)Avondale: 7 residents work here (8%)Chandler: 4 residents work here (4%)Mesa: 7 residents work here (8%)Tonto Village: 2 residents work here (2%)Beaver ValleyFreedom AcresPhoenixPaysonTempeAvondaleMesaScottsdaleBeaver Valley
1
Phoenix69.9 mi away
19%17
2
Payson6.9 mi away
18%16
3
Tempe75.3 mi away
8%7
4
Avondale92.5 mi away
8%7
5
Mesa69.4 mi away
8%7
6
Scottsdale55.7 mi away
7%6
7
Chandler79.8 mi away
4%4
8
Fountain Hills56.7 mi away
2%2
9
Tucson153.3 mi away
2%2
10
Tonto Village9.3 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
23%21
The top trips

Where Beaver Valley clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Mostly health care, schools and offices in Beaver Valley

Jobs based in Beaver ValleyJobs Beaver Valley residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%15%
Trade, transport & utilities0%23%
Services: health, schools, offices100%62%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%38%
Over $3,333 a month100%48%

Who does it

29 or younger0%21%
30 to 54100%40%
55 and older0%40%
−67%

Jobs based in Beaver Valley, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 2. 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 Beaver Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Beaver Valley

Working from home
0%

of Beaver Valley workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Beaver Valley gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 24 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.

How far

The distance from Beaver Valley to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPhoenix: 19% · 69.9 miPayson: 18% · 6.9 miTempe: 8% · 75.3 miAvondale: 8% · 92.5 miMesa: 8% · 69.4 miScottsdale: 7% · 55.7 miChandler: 4% · 79.8 miFountain Hills: 2% · 56.7 miTucson: 2% · 153.3 miTonto Village: 2% · 9.3 miPhoenix 19%Payson 18%Tempe 8%Avondale 8%Mesa 8%Beaver Valley
Beaver ValleyTop destinations (size = commuters)
23%Under 10 mi21 residents
1%10–24 mi1 residents
2%25–50 mi2 residents
74%Over 50 mi67 residents

About 74% 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.

Next door

The towns around Beaver Valley

Freedom Acres: few work hereFreedom AcresBeaver Valley
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownBeaver Valley workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Beaver Valley–———$79,167
Freedom Acresunder 3%————

Same-state neighbors only. Freedom Acres: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Beaver Valley’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Beaver Valley: questions

What is the median household income in Beaver Valley?

$79,167 (±$28,545) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Beaver Valley?

0.0%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Beaver Valley work?

1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (19%, 70 mi), Payson (18%, 7 mi), Tempe (8%, 75 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Beaver Valley 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 Beaver Valley, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Beaver Valley

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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.