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Jobs & commute in Cowlic

Making a living in Cowlic

No jobs are based in Cowlic in the Census job records; 14 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any work in Cowlic; the top destination outside it is Tucson (14%, 70 miles). 48.0% of residents are in poverty, 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

Day and night

In and out of Cowlic on a workday

On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

14live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night25
Workday11
25live here− 14head out to work+ 0come in to work= 11on a workday

About 11 people are in Cowlic on a workday afternoon, 56% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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.

The commute map

Where people from Cowlic work

Page: 1 residents work here (7%)Tucson: 2 residents work here (14%)Phoenix: 1 residents work here (7%)Casa Grande: 1 residents work here (7%)CowlicSells: 1 residents work here (7%)Drexel Heights: 1 residents work here (7%)TucsonPagePhoenixCasa GrandeSellsDrexel HeightsCowlic
1
Tucson69.7 mi away
14%2
2
Page356 mi away
7%1
3
Phoenix122.3 mi away
7%1
4
Casa Grande77.3 mi away
7%1
5
Sells10.6 mi away
7%1
6
Drexel Heights59.9 mi away
7%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
50%7
The top trips

Where Cowlic 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.

How far

How many miles Cowlic commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miTucson: 14% · 69.7 miPage: 7% · 356 miPhoenix: 7% · 122.3 miCasa Grande: 7% · 77.3 miSells: 7% · 10.6 miDrexel Heights: 7% · 59.9 miTucson 14%Page 7%Phoenix 7%Casa Grande 7%Sells 7%Cowlic
CowlicTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
7%10–24 mi1 residents
36%25–50 mi5 residents
57%Over 50 mi8 residents

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 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 Cowlic: questions

What is the poverty rate in Cowlic?

48.0%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Cowlic work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tucson (14%, 70 mi), Page (7%, 356 mi), Phoenix (7%, 122 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Cowlic, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Cowlic

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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.