Eleven Arches, The · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0How El Capitan works: jobs, income and commuting
No jobs are based in El Capitan in the Census job records; 31 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any work in El Capitan; the top destination outside it is Phoenix (26%, 79 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of El Capitan on a workday
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in El Capitan on a workday afternoon, 100% 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 El Capitan’s working residents head each day
Where El Capitan clocks in
26% of workers
6% 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.
How far El Capitan’s workers travel
About 65% 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 El Capitan: questions
What is the poverty rate in El Capitan?
0.0%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in El Capitan work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (26%, 79 mi), Mesa (6%, 55 mi), Flowing Wells (6%, 67 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from El Capitan, from the people who make the trip.
More of El Capitan
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.