At 9.7%, unemployment in Fort Mohave is higher than in 94% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Fort Mohave are D for jobs and income and B− for walkability. 3% of workers have no commute at all; Arizona has 18%. Measured by household income, Fort Mohave is behind 66% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Fort Mohave
A lot of Fort Mohave workers cross into Nevada
25% of Fort Mohave workers work outside Arizona, the Census survey finds. In the commute data, Laughlin (11%), Las Vegas (3%) and Paradise (2%) are among the top workplaces. The commute map ↓
Fort Mohave and Bullhead City trade workers both ways
Bullhead City is the top workplace for Fort Mohave residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Fort Mohave come from (34% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fort Mohave has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Fort Mohave went from 1,685 in 2013 to 2,725 in 2023, +62%. The jobs ↓
Few Fort Mohave workers work from home
Only 3% of workers work from home, against 18% across Arizona. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
37% 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 ↓
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; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Where Fort Mohave’s Jobs & income grade comes from
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Fort Mohave is better than 13% of U.S. towns, #107 of 140 in Arizona. The poverty rate holds Fort Mohave’s grade up (11.8%, U.S. 12.5%); unemployment pulls it down.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Fort Mohave could be anywhere from D to C.
22% of working residents work in Bullhead City
Where Fort Mohave clocks in
22% 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.
In Fort Mohave, 28% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
2,725 jobs are based in Fort Mohave.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Fort Mohave, 2013 → 2023: 1,685 → 2,725. 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 Mohave’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Fort Mohave’s commute takes about 21 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Fort Mohave workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 5,020 commuters (the 3% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Fort Mohave
About 37% 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.
Who commutes out of Fort Mohave, and who commutes in
On a workday 5,073 residents head out to work, 775 work right here, and 1,950 people come in from elsewhere.
About 13,000 people are in Fort Mohave on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.47 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.
Fort Mohave is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Fort Mohave is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns, #64 of 140 in Arizona. Both inputs place Fort Mohave near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 5,168 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 1.2% of Fort Mohave households have no vehicle (Arizona 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Fort Mohave’s commuters take a bus or train.
Fort Mohave next to U.S. towns of 11,000 to 21,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Albany OH | 11,803 | $238K | 1.4% | 0.9% | 11% | A+ |
| 2 | Plain Township OH | 13,257 | $219K | 2.1% | 0.8% | 10% | A+ |
| 3 | Rogers MN | 15,606 | $159K | 1.9% | 1.2% | 10% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 62 | Paradise Valley AZ | 12,251 | $247K | 5.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 366 | Vail AZ | 16,315 | $131K | 4.3% | 1.6% | 6% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 589 | New River AZ | 18,240 | $134K | 6.3% | 3.0% | 5% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,983 | West Plains MO | 12,780 | $44K | 28.1% | 4.2% | 53% | D |
| 1,984 | Pampa TX | 16,414 | $57K | 17.2% | 6.1% | 35% | D |
| 1,985 | Fort Mohave AZ | 15,715 | $65K | 11.8% | 9.7% | 13% | D |
| 1,986 | Moss Point MS | 11,743 | $44K | 20.0% | 12.0% | 11% | D |
| 1,987 | Chaparral NM | 18,186 | $46K | 27.4% | 6.3% | 7% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 2,109 | 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 Fort Mohave, the top three, the last and three more from Arizona.
Fort Mohave and its neighbors: 22% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Fort Mohave workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Mohave | – | D | B− | 21 min | $64,815 |
| Bullhead City | 22% | D− | B | 20 min | $50,556 |
| Mesquite Creek | under 2% | — | — | 22 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Mesquite Creek: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Bullhead City. Darker towns draw more of Fort Mohave’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 Mohave: questions
What is the median household income in Fort Mohave?
$64,815 (±$6,773) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Fort Mohave?
11.8%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Fort Mohave?
21 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Fort Mohave work?
13% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bullhead City (22%, 9 mi), Laughlin (11%, 10 mi), Phoenix (7%, 173 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Fort Mohave walkable?
Fort Mohave is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 6.9 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Fort Mohave without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Fort Mohave, from the people who make the trip.
More of Fort Mohave
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.