Brenda has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.4 for each
46 jobs are based in Brenda, and 123 of its residents work somewhere. 76% of workers work from home; Arizona has 18%. Below the poverty line: 5.6% of residents, where Arizona as a whole has 12.5%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Brenda
On a workday 118 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 700 people are in Brenda on a workday afternoon, 10% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
14% of working residents work in Vicksburg
Where Brenda clocks in
7% 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.
Jobs in Brenda: what the 46 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Brenda, 2013 → 2023: 15 → 46. 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 Brenda’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Brenda
of Brenda workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 25 commuters (the 76% 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.
Miles to work from Brenda
About 64% 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 is work for 14% of Brenda
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Brenda workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenda | – | — | — | — | $53,125 |
| Vicksburg | 14% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Vicksburg: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Vicksburg. Darker towns draw more of Brenda’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 Brenda: questions
What is the median household income in Brenda?
$53,125 (±$3,736) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Brenda?
5.6%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Brenda work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Vicksburg (14%, 8 mi), Phoenix (7%, 106 mi), Lake Havasu City (6%, 61 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Brenda without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Brenda, from the people who make the trip.
More of Brenda
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.