Forest Lakes has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 30 jobs in Forest Lakes, against 54 working residents. Hardly any work in Forest Lakes; the top destination outside it is Flagstaff (41%, 75 miles). Home is the office for 79% of workers, against 18% across Arizona.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Forest Lakes
On a workday 54 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Forest Lakes on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer 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.
Out of Forest Lakes to work: where people go
Where Forest Lakes clocks in
41% of workers
19% of workers
4% 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.
Jobs in Forest Lakes: what the 30 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Forest Lakes, 2013 → 2023: 37 → 30. 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 Forest Lakes’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Forest Lakes
of Forest Lakes workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 commuters (the 79% 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 many miles Forest Lakes commutes
About 98% 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 Forest Lakes: questions
What is the median household income in Forest Lakes?
$87,852 (±$26,696) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Forest Lakes?
0.0%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Forest Lakes work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Flagstaff (41%, 75 mi), Phoenix (19%, 90 mi), Cottonwood (4%, 73 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Forest Lakes 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 Forest Lakes, from the people who make the trip.
More of Forest Lakes
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.