Photo: MARELBU · CC BY 3.0Work, pay and getting to work in Dennehotso
Hardly any stay in Dennehotso for work; outside it, St. Michaels is the main destination (12%, 92 miles). At home: 10% of workers have no commute at all (Arizona 18%). The average commute takes 49 minutes each way, where Arizona has 25 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Dennehotso
On a workday 110 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 460 people are in Dennehotso on a workday afternoon, 19% 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 2023, primary jobs.
The towns that employ Dennehotso’s residents
Where Dennehotso clocks in
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.
From Dennehotso, about 49 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 15.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dennehotso workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 136 commuters (the 10% 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.
Dennehotso’s commute, mile by mile
About 65% 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.
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 Dennehotso: questions
What is the median household income in Dennehotso?
$31,786 (±$6,535) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dennehotso?
29.6%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dennehotso?
49 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 10% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dennehotso work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Michaels (12%, 92 mi), Phoenix (7%, 258 mi), Kayenta (6%, 23 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Dennehotso without a car?
8% of commuters take transit and 13% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dennehotso, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dennehotso
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.