Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0At 9.9%, unemployment in Dewey-Humboldt is higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Dewey-Humboldt are C− for jobs and income and B− for walkability. Only 2% work in Dewey-Humboldt; the top destination outside it is Phoenix (19%, 66 miles). A typical one-way commute lasts 24 minutes (Arizona 25, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Dewey-Humboldt apart on work
Dewey-Humboldt’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Dewey-Humboldt is Phoenix, 66 miles away as the crow flies. 19% of working residents (316) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
49% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Dewey-Humboldt is a place people come home to
There are 315 jobs based in Dewey-Humboldt, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dewey-Humboldt has about 3,300 people in it, 29% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Dewey-Humboldt
59% of Dewey-Humboldt residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 41% of the jobs based in Dewey-Humboldt pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Many jobs in Dewey-Humboldt pay little
26% of the jobs based in Dewey-Humboldt pay $1,250 a month or less, under $15,000 a year. The jobs ↓
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.
How the Jobs & income grade adds up in Dewey-Humboldt
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Dewey-Humboldt is better than 18% of U.S. towns, #97 of 140 in Arizona. The poverty rate holds Dewey-Humboldt’s grade up (7.9%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 6% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Dewey-Humboldt could be anywhere from D to C+.
The distance from Dewey-Humboldt to work
About 49% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Dewey-Humboldt
On a workday 1,607 residents head out to work, 38 work right here, and 277 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,300 people are in Dewey-Humboldt on a workday afternoon, 29% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 31% of the jobs in Dewey-Humboldt
315 jobs are based in Dewey-Humboldt.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dewey-Humboldt, 2014 → 2024: 172 → 315. 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 Dewey-Humboldt’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Out of Dewey-Humboldt to work: where people go
Where Dewey-Humboldt clocks in
19% of workers
16% of workers
16% 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.
Commuting from Dewey-Humboldt: about 24 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Dewey-Humboldt workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,178 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.
Dewey-Humboldt is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Dewey-Humboldt is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns, #72 of 140 in Arizona. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 3.5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.9% across Arizona, on an EPA index of 5.8.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,390 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 40% 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). 2.9% of Dewey-Humboldt households have no vehicle (Arizona 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 2% of Dewey-Humboldt’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Dewey-Humboldt is 3,275th of 3,938 U.S. towns of 3,200 to 6,200
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 351 | Citrus Park AZ | 5,115 | $141K | 8.8% | 1.3% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 873 | Kachina Village AZ | 3,212 | $90K | 4.3% | 1.7% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 882 | St. Johns AZ | 3,336 | $132K | 4.8% | 0.0% | 23% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,273 | Canisteo NY | 3,202 | $63K | 10.7% | 6.8% | 16% | C− |
| 3,274 | Cameron Park TX | 5,955 | $36K | 44.6% | 4.9% | <1% | C− |
| 3,275 | Dewey-Humboldt AZ | 4,604 | $67K | 7.9% | 9.9% | 2% | C− |
| 3,276 | Lyons GA | 4,260 | $42K | 33.5% | 2.8% | 17% | C− |
| 3,277 | Elkin NC | 4,130 | $61K | 22.3% | 5.0% | 23% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,938 | 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 Dewey-Humboldt, the top three, the last and three more from Arizona.
Next door is work for 16% of Dewey-Humboldt
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Dewey-Humboldt workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey-Humboldt | – | C− | B− | 24 min | $66,535 |
| Prescott Valley | 16% | B− | C+ | 22 min | $74,569 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Prescott Valley. Darker towns draw more of Dewey-Humboldt’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 Dewey-Humboldt: questions
What is the median household income in Dewey-Humboldt?
$66,535 (±$5,469) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dewey-Humboldt?
7.9%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Dewey-Humboldt?
24 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 15% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Dewey-Humboldt work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (19%, 66 mi), Prescott Valley (16%, 7 mi), Prescott (16%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Dewey-Humboldt walkable?
Dewey-Humboldt is more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 5.8 out of 20, and 4% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Dewey-Humboldt without a car?
2% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dewey-Humboldt, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dewey-Humboldt
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.