Canyon de Chelly National Monument · Photo: W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs and the daily commute in Del Muerto
Del Muerto has 35 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any work in Del Muerto; the top destination outside it is Chinle (31%, 8 miles). For 14% of workers, the job is at home (Arizona 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Del Muerto
On a workday 35 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
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.
Where people from Del Muerto work
Where Del Muerto clocks in
3% 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 Del Muerto
of Del Muerto workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 87 commuters (the 14% 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.
The commute from Del Muerto, by distance
About 26% 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 Del Muerto: questions
What is the median household income in Del Muerto?
$29,478 (±$25,645) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Del Muerto?
1.6%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Del Muerto work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Chinle (31%, 8 mi), St. Johns (3%, 117 mi), Oro Valley (3%, 275 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Del Muerto 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 Del Muerto, from the people who make the trip.
More of Del Muerto
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.