Photo: DrStarbuck from Madison, WI, USA · CC BY 2.0For about two in five of its working residents, Casas Adobes is a commute to Tucson
About one in ten work in Casas Adobes itself; outside it, Tucson draws the most (44%, 15 miles). Casas Adobes grades B+ for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. The average commute, 26 minutes each way, matches the Arizona norm.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Casas Adobes apart
The four measures behind Casas Adobes’ grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Casas Adobes is better than 69% of U.S. towns, #29 of 140 in Arizona. Job access by car holds Casas Adobes’ grade up (ahead of 70% of U.S. towns); unemployment pulls it down (4.3%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Casas Adobes could be anywhere from B to A−.
How a workday changes Casas Adobes
On a workday 25,683 residents head out to work, 2,289 work right here, and 14,563 people come in from elsewhere.
About 61,000 people are in Casas Adobes on a workday afternoon, 15% fewer than live here.
0.60 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.
Out of Casas Adobes to work: where people go
Where Casas Adobes clocks in
44% of workers
8% of workers
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.
In Casas Adobes, services account for most jobs
16,852 jobs are based in Casas Adobes.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Casas Adobes, 2013 → 2023: 14,648 → 16,852. 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 Casas Adobes’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Casas Adobes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Casas Adobes workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 28,936 commuters (the 16% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Casas Adobes
About 21% 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.
In Casas Adobes, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Casas Adobes is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns, #33 of 140 in Arizona. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.3% 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 34,468 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 38% 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 3.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 78% 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). 5.1% of Casas Adobes households have no vehicle (Arizona 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Casas Adobes’ commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 628 U.S. towns of 50,000 to 97,000, Casas Adobes comes 296th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakeville MN | 79,270 | $139K | 2.9% | 2.0% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Fulshear TX | 64,630 | $187K | 1.6% | 2.8% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Plymouth MN | 78,942 | $137K | 4.3% | 2.3% | 12% | A+ |
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| 69 | Catalina Foothills AZ | 52,593 | $115K | 4.5% | 2.7% | 9% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 139 | Queen Creek AZ | 89,770 | $142K | 3.7% | 4.3% | 8% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 215 | Marana AZ | 65,523 | $113K | 4.9% | 4.5% | 13% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 294 | Towson MD | 58,679 | $101K | 12.1% | 4.8% | 14% | B+ |
| 295 | Spring TX | 68,580 | $89K | 10.4% | 4.8% | 1% | B+ |
| 296 | Casas Adobes AZ | 72,059 | $84K | 6.6% | 4.3% | 8% | B+ |
| 297 | Gilroy CA | 60,764 | $133K | 6.7% | 6.3% | 15% | B+ |
| 298 | Tonawanda NY | 70,853 | $78K | 9.8% | 3.7% | 15% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 628 | Albany GA | 66,907 | $47K | 27.5% | 11.2% | 51% | 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 Casas Adobes, the top three, the last and three more from Arizona.
The towns next door employ 61% of Casas Adobes
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Casas Adobes workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casas Adobes | – | B+ | B+ | 26 min | $83,683 |
| Tucson | 44% | C | A | 22 min | $57,073 |
| Marana | 7% | A− | C+ | 28 min | $112,606 |
| Oro Valley | 5% | A− | B− | 27 min | $107,117 |
| Flowing Wells | 2% | C− | A | 22 min | $39,774 |
| Catalina Foothills | 3% | A | B− | 22 min | $115,304 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Tucson. Darker towns draw more of Casas Adobes’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 Casas Adobes: questions
What is the median household income in Casas Adobes?
$83,683 (±$2,728) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Casas Adobes?
6.6%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Casas Adobes?
26 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Casas Adobes work?
8% work in town.
Is Casas Adobes walkable?
Casas Adobes is more walkable than 69% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 9.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Casas Adobes without a car?
1% 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 Casas Adobes, from the people who make the trip.
More of Casas Adobes
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.