Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0Ehrenberg draws 832 commuters a day, with 3.9 jobs for every working resident
The trip to work takes 17 minutes on average, where Arizona has 25 and the U.S. 26. Ehrenberg has 861 jobs, and 219 of its residents work somewhere. About one in seven work in Ehrenberg itself; outside it, Phoenix draws the most (12%, 138 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Ehrenberg: the gist
A big share show a job far from home
72% 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 ↓
Ehrenberg has far more jobs than workers
Ehrenberg has 861 jobs, 3.9 for every working resident. On a workday afternoon about 1,300 people are in town, 92% more than the 700 who live here. Day and night ↓
Ehrenberg’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Ehrenberg is Phoenix, 138 miles away as the crow flies. 12% of working residents (27) 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 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 219 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where in the region Ehrenberg works
About 72% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Ehrenberg
On a workday 190 residents head out to work and 29 work right here.
About 1,300 people are in Ehrenberg on a workday afternoon, 92% more than live here.
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 daily trip into Ehrenberg
Where Ehrenberg clocks in
12% 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.
Ehrenberg makes things: 28% of its jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ehrenberg, 2013 → 2023: 619 → 861. 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 Ehrenberg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 17 minutes each way for Ehrenberg’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ehrenberg workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 226 commuters (the 16% 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.
Ehrenberg and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Blythe (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Ehrenberg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ehrenberg | – | — | — | 17 min | $39,143 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Ehrenberg’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 Ehrenberg: questions
What is the median household income in Ehrenberg?
$39,143 (±$21,233) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ehrenberg?
61.3%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ehrenberg?
17 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ehrenberg work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (12%, 138 mi), Blythe (8%, 8 mi), Las Vegas (7%, 186 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ehrenberg 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 Ehrenberg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ehrenberg
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.