Smith, J.H., Grocery Store and Filling Station · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Jobs, income and commuting in Dragoon, AZ
Hardly any stay in Dragoon for work; outside it, Tucson is the main destination (18%, 50 miles). The Census job records count 57 working residents of Dragoon and no jobs based in it. Poverty touches 11.8% of residents (Arizona 12.5%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Dragoon
On a workday 57 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 28 people are in Dragoon on a workday afternoon, 67% 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.
Where people from Dragoon work
Where Dragoon clocks in
18% of workers
16% of workers
11% 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.
Where in the region Dragoon works
About 40% 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 Dragoon: questions
What is the median household income in Dragoon?
$53,304 (±$36,667) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Dragoon?
11.8%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Dragoon work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tucson (18%, 50 mi), Benson (16%, 19 mi), Phoenix (11%, 160 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Dragoon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Dragoon
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.