Photo: Hank Goede · CC BY-SA 3.0For about half of its working residents, Fort Apache is a commute to Whiteriver
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 18% across Arizona. 75 jobs are based in Fort Apache, against 37 working residents. 77.7% of residents are in poverty (Arizona 12.5%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Fort Apache
On a workday 37 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Fort Apache on a workday afternoon, 29% more than live here.
2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Commuting in to Fort Apache: where workers come from
Where Fort Apache clocks in
49% of workers
8% of workers
5% 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.
Fort Apache is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fort Apache, 2013 → 2023: 514 → 75. 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 Fort Apache’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Fort Apache
of Fort Apache workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 9 commuters (the 0% 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 it is to work from Fort Apache
About 38% 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.
Fort Apache and its neighbors: 49% work next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fort Apache workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Apache | – | — | — | — | — |
| Seven Mile | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Whiteriver | 49% | D− | C− | 22 min | $37,440 |
Same-state neighbors only. Seven Mile: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Whiteriver. Darker towns draw more of Fort Apache’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 Fort Apache: questions
What is the poverty rate in Fort Apache?
77.7%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Fort Apache work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Fort Apache 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 Fort Apache, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fort Apache
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.