Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site · Photo: Jsweida · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs and the daily commute in Ganado
The trip to work takes 34 minutes on average, where Arizona has 25 and the U.S. 26. 8% of workers work from home (Arizona 18%). About one in seven work in Ganado; the top destination outside it is St. Michaels (21%, 26 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Ganado: the figures worth knowing
Ganado’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Ganado is St. Michaels, 26 miles away as the crow flies. 21% of working residents (56) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Ganado workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 34 minutes each way, against 25 across Arizona. Over a year that’s about 261 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
32% 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; with 273 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How far Ganado’s workers travel
About 32% 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.
About 34 minutes each way, longer than most of Arizona
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Ganado workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 195 commuters (the 8% 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.
Ganado by day and by night
On a workday 239 residents head out to work, 34 work right here, and 381 people come in from elsewhere.
About 780 people are in Ganado on a workday afternoon, 22% more than live here.
1.5 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.
Who travels to work in Ganado, and from where
Where Ganado clocks in
5% 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.
Most jobs in Ganado are in services
415 jobs are based in Ganado.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Ganado, 2013 → 2023: 137 → 415. 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 Ganado’s own residents hold wherever they work.
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 Ganado: questions
What is the median household income in Ganado?
$55,714 (±$15,908) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Ganado?
19.8%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Ganado?
34 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Ganado work?
12% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Michaels (21%, 26 mi), Gallup (5%, 47 mi), Fort Defiance (5%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Ganado without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ganado, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ganado
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.