Work means Yuma for more than half of Donovan Estates’ working residents
Working residents average 16 minutes each way, next to 25 for Arizona and 26 for the U.S. 0% of workers work from home (Arizona 18%). Employers in Donovan Estates report 8 jobs for 624 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Donovan Estates and work: the main findings
More than half of Donovan Estates works in Yuma
341 working residents, 55%, have their main job in Yuma, 16 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Donovan Estates itself. The commute map ↓
Donovan Estates is a place people come home to
There are 8 jobs based in Donovan Estates, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Donovan Estates has about 0 people in it, 100% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Donovan Estates residents work close to home
71% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 624 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Donovan Estates commutes to
Where Donovan Estates clocks in
55% of workers
6% of workers
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.
The daily flow of workers through Donovan Estates
On a workday 623 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Donovan Estates on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.
0.01 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Donovan Estates
About 17% 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.
In Donovan Estates, 100% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Donovan Estates, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 8. 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 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Donovan Estates’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 16 minutes in Donovan Estates
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Donovan Estates workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 174 commuters (the 0% 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.
Bordering towns draw 55% of Donovan Estates’ workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Donovan Estates workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Estates | – | — | — | 16 min | $38,542 |
| Yuma | 55% | C | A− | 18 min | $65,482 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Yuma. Darker towns draw more of Donovan Estates’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 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 Donovan Estates: questions
What is the median household income in Donovan Estates?
$38,542 (±$8,441) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Donovan Estates?
8.3%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Donovan Estates?
16 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Donovan Estates work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Yuma (55%, 16 mi), Phoenix (6%, 161 mi), Somerton (3%, 8 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Donovan Estates 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 Donovan Estates, from the people who make the trip.
More of Donovan Estates
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.