Household incomes in Citrus Park are higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
Only 1% work in Citrus Park itself; outside it, Phoenix draws the most (43%, 21 miles). 8.8% of residents are in poverty, where Arizona as a whole has 12.5%. Jobs and income earn Citrus Park A; getting around on foot earns it D.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Citrus Park
43% of Citrus Park works in Phoenix
1,190 working residents, 43%, have their main job in Phoenix, 21 miles away. That’s 43 times as many as work in Citrus Park itself. The commute map ↓
Citrus Park is a place people come home to
There are 517 jobs based in Citrus Park, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Citrus Park has about 2,900 people in it, 44% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Citrus Park workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 25 across Arizona. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
Jobs & income in Citrus Park: the grade in detail
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Citrus Park is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #3 of 140 in Arizona. Household income is its strongest input ($141,026, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Citrus Park could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
Where Citrus Park’s working residents head each day
Where Citrus Park clocks in
43% 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.
Citrus Park on a workday afternoon
On a workday 2,742 residents head out to work, 37 work right here, and 480 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,900 people are in Citrus Park on a workday afternoon, 44% fewer than live here.
0.19 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 2024, primary jobs.
Citrus Park’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Citrus Park workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,237 commuters (the 18% 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.
In Citrus Park, 28% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
517 jobs are based in Citrus Park.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Citrus Park, 2014 → 2024: 169 → 517. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Citrus Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Citrus Park commutes less than 21 miles
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
In Citrus Park, most people drive to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Citrus Park is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns, #131 of 140 in Arizona. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any 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 2,716 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 2.4% of Citrus Park households have no vehicle (Arizona 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Citrus Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Citrus Park next to U.S. towns of 3,600 to 6,900: 359th of 3,627 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 357 | Litchfield Park AZ | 6,727 | $126K | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4% | A |
| 358 | Jackson Township PA | 6,585 | $120K | 4.8% | 2.9% | 9% | A |
| 359 | Citrus Park AZ | 5,115 | $141K | 8.8% | 1.3% | 1% | A |
| 360 | Shrewsbury NJ | 4,178 | $179K | 3.6% | 4.6% | 7% | A |
| 361 | Watchung NJ | 6,583 | $174K | 1.2% | 6.1% | 3% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 446 | Rincon Valley AZ | 6,512 | $132K | 4.1% | 1.5% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,138 | Cave Creek AZ | 5,160 | $107K | 7.2% | 2.7% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,190 | Clifton AZ | 3,752 | $78K | 2.5% | 0.8% | 9% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,627 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 19% | 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 Citrus Park, the top three, the last and three more from Arizona.
How Citrus Park compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Glendale (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Citrus Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citrus Park | – | A | D | 30 min | $141,026 |
| Glendale | 7% | B− | A− | 28 min | $73,530 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Citrus Park’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 2024, 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 Citrus Park: questions
What is the median household income in Citrus Park?
$141,026 (±$24,467) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Citrus Park?
8.8%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Citrus Park?
30 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 18% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Citrus Park work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (43%, 21 mi), Goodyear (8%, 20 mi), Glendale (7%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Citrus Park walkable?
Citrus Park is more walkable than 8% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 5.2 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Citrus Park without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Citrus Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Citrus Park
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.