Households in Dolan Springs earn less than in almost any other U.S. town
The poverty rate is 41.1%, next to 12.5% for Arizona as a whole. Household incomes here are among the lowest in the country. Jobs and income earn Dolan Springs D−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Dolan Springs
A big share show a job far from home
63% 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 ↓
Dolan Springs is a place people come home to
There are 77 jobs based in Dolan Springs, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Dolan Springs has about 880 people in it, 34% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Dolan Springs’ biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Dolan Springs is Kingman, 30 miles away as the crow flies. 10% of working residents (53) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
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; with 535 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Dolan Springs: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Dolan Springs is near the bottom of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Dolan Springs’ grade.
Unemployment (30.0%) is left out: Dolan Springs’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Dolan Springs stays D−.
How far Dolan Springs goes to work
About 63% 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.
Who works in Dolan Springs, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 503 residents head out to work, 32 work right here, and 45 people come in from elsewhere.
About 880 people are in Dolan Springs on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.14 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.
10% of working residents work in Kingman
Where Dolan Springs clocks in
10% of workers
10% of workers
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.
The kinds of work in Dolan Springs
77 jobs are based in Dolan Springs.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Dolan Springs, 2014 → 2024: 62 → 77. 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 Dolan Springs’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Dolan Springs
of Dolan Springs workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 136 commuters (the 13% 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.
Where Dolan Springs sits among U.S. towns of 900 to 1,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | 1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 735 | Fort Valley AZ | 1,761 | $126K | 5.2% | 0.6% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 839 | Mountainaire AZ | 1,103 | $112K | 5.2% | 5.7% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 954 | Bellemont AZ | 1,701 | $120K | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,393 | Boley OK | 1,087 | $26K | 53.4% | 3.8% | 4% | D− |
| 5,394 | Renovo PA | 1,044 | $28K | 40.9% | 19.6% | 6% | D− |
| 5,395 | Dolan Springs AZ | 1,341 | $26K | 41.1% | 30.0% | 6% | D− |
| 5,396 | Nanawale Estates HI | 1,692 | $27K | 53.0% | 4.4% | 1% | D− |
| 5,397 | Polvadera NM | 1,033 | $27K | 88.7% | 0.0% | 2% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,400 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 1% | 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 Dolan Springs, the top three, the last and three more from Arizona.
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 Dolan Springs: questions
What is the median household income in Dolan Springs?
$25,996 (±$5,532) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dolan Springs?
41.1%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Dolan Springs work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Kingman (10%, 30 mi), Phoenix (10%, 187 mi), Paradise (7%, 59 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Dolan Springs without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dolan Springs, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dolan Springs
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.