Household incomes in Flowing Wells trail those of 96% of U.S. towns
Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 4.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 9.9 in Tucson. 24.0% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 12.5% for Arizona as a whole. For jobs and income Flowing Wells is better than 16% of U.S. towns (C−); for walkability it is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (A).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Flowing Wells stands out on work
Much of Flowing Wells works one town over
54% of working residents work in a town that borders Flowing Wells: Tucson (47%) and Casas Adobes (7%). Next door ↓
Flowing Wells makes and builds things
41% of the jobs based in Flowing Wells are in goods: factories, construction and farms. Across the jobs Flowing Wells residents hold, wherever they work, it’s 14%. The jobs ↓
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.
Jobs & income in Flowing Wells: the grade in detail
Job access by car holds Flowing Wells’ grade up (ahead of 79% of U.S. towns); household income pulls it down ($39,774, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Flowing Wells could be anywhere from D to C.
Flowing Wells makes things: 41% of its jobs are in goods
4,768 jobs are based in Flowing Wells.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Flowing Wells, 2013 → 2023: 3,926 → 4,768. 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 Flowing Wells’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in Flowing Wells by day
On a workday 5,529 residents head out to work, 219 work right here, and 4,549 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.83 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
47% of working residents work in Tucson
Where Flowing Wells clocks in
47% of workers
9% 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.
Each way, about 22 minutes from Flowing Wells
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Flowing Wells workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 6,508 commuters (the 7% 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.
How far Flowing Wells goes to work
About 23% 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 Flowing Wells, walking beats the bus
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 7,011 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 97% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 43% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 4.9 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 84% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 7.6% of Flowing Wells households have no vehicle (Arizona 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 3% of Flowing Wells’ commuters take a bus or train.
Where Flowing Wells sits among U.S. towns of 12,000 to 22,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 2 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Trophy Club TX | 13,695 | $201K | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 55 | Paradise Valley AZ | 12,251 | $247K | 5.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 325 | Vail AZ | 16,315 | $131K | 4.3% | 1.6% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 527 | New River AZ | 18,240 | $134K | 6.3% | 3.0% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,745 | El Campo TX | 12,142 | $67K | 21.0% | 6.4% | 26% | C− |
| 1,746 | Poplar Bluff MO | 16,295 | $42K | 20.8% | 4.9% | 50% | C− |
| 1,747 | Flowing Wells AZ | 16,559 | $40K | 24.0% | 8.9% | 4% | C− |
| 1,748 | Ukiah CA | 16,068 | $66K | 17.9% | 9.6% | 39% | C− |
| 1,749 | East St. Louis IL | 17,682 | $36K | 32.8% | 17.3% | 9% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,888 | Douglas AZ | 16,038 | $42K | 27.8% | 12.3% | 29% | 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 Flowing Wells, the top three, the last and three more from Arizona.
Bordering towns draw 54% of Flowing Wells’ workers
The biggest share goes to Tucson (47%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Flowing Wells workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowing Wells | – | C− | A | 22 min | $39,774 |
| Tucson | 47% | C | A | 22 min | $57,073 |
| Casas Adobes | 7% | B+ | B+ | 26 min | $83,683 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Flowing Wells’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 Flowing Wells: questions
What is the median household income in Flowing Wells?
$39,774 (±$3,862) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Flowing Wells?
24.0%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Flowing Wells?
22 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Flowing Wells work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tucson (47%, 13 mi), Phoenix (9%, 108 mi), Casas Adobes (7%, 3 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Flowing Wells walkable?
Flowing Wells is more walkable than 94% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 13.1 out of 20, and 7% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Flowing Wells without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. 43% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Flowing Wells, from the people who make the trip.
More of Flowing Wells
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. 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.