Photo: Villageratt · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of Christopher Creek commutes out: there are 0.3 jobs for every working resident
Christopher Creek has 15 jobs for 46 working residents. Hardly any work in Christopher Creek itself; outside it, Payson draws the most (35%, 19 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Christopher Creek
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 57 people are in Christopher Creek on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
Where Christopher Creek’s working residents head each day
Where Christopher Creek clocks in
35% of workers
20% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Christopher Creek
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Christopher Creek, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 15. 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 Christopher Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Christopher Creek, by distance
About 57% 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.
How Christopher Creek compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Christopher Creek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Creek | – | — | — | — | $44,333 |
| Hunter Creek | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hunter Creek: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Christopher Creek’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 Christopher Creek: questions
What is the median household income in Christopher Creek?
$44,333 (±$11,080) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Christopher Creek?
0.0%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Christopher Creek work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Payson (35%, 19 mi), Phoenix (20%, 81 mi), Scottsdale (7%, 66 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Christopher Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Christopher Creek
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.