Jobs and the daily commute in Deer Creek
Deer Creek has 73 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any work in Deer Creek itself; outside it, Phoenix draws the most (23%, 54 miles). Working from home is the commute for 15% of workers; Arizona has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Deer Creek on a workday
On a workday 73 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Deer Creek on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
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 2024, primary jobs.
The places Deer Creek commutes to
Where Deer Creek clocks in
23% of workers
12% of workers
10% 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.
Working from home in Deer Creek
of Deer Creek workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 commuters (the 15% 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.
How far Deer Creek’s workers travel
About 71% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
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 Deer Creek: questions
What is the median household income in Deer Creek?
$39,883 (±$20,734) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Deer Creek?
15.3%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Deer Creek work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (23%, 54 mi), Payson (12%, 12 mi), Chandler (10%, 61 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Deer Creek without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Deer Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Deer Creek
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.