Photo: Steven C. Price · CC BY-SA 4.0Unemployment in Globe (3.0%) is lower than in 70% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Globe is better than 28% of U.S. towns (C); for walkability it is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns (B). Home is the office for 7% of workers; Arizona has 18%. About one in three stay in Globe for work; outside it, Phoenix is the main destination (13%, 79 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Globe: the figures worth knowing
Globe’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Globe is Phoenix, 79 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (410) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A longer commute than the towns next door
Globe averages 23 minutes each way, more than any bordering town (14 to 15 minutes). Next door ↓
Globe trades workers with the towns around it
Globe has about as many jobs (3,158) as working residents (3,161), but they are mostly different people: 2,201 residents leave for work each day while 2,198 people come in. Only 30% of the jobs in Globe are held by people who live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
39% 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.
Income, poverty and work: Globe’s grade explained
Unemployment holds Globe’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Globe could be anywhere from D to B−.
Miles to work from Globe
About 39% 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 works in Globe, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 2,201 residents head out to work, 960 work right here, and 2,198 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 (1.00 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.
Commuting out of Globe: the destinations
Where Globe clocks in
13% 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.
The kinds of work in Globe
3,158 jobs are based in Globe.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Globe, 2013 → 2023: 2,986 → 3,158. 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 Globe’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Globe: about 23 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Globe workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,108 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.
Globe is a driving town
The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 2.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.9% across Arizona.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,336 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.9% of Globe households have no vehicle (Arizona 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Globe’s commuters take a bus or train.
Globe places 2,469th of 3,205 on jobs and income among U.S. towns of 5,000 to 9,700
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 361 | Litchfield Park AZ | 6,727 | $126K | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 363 | Citrus Park AZ | 5,115 | $141K | 8.8% | 1.3% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 461 | Rincon Valley AZ | 6,512 | $132K | 4.1% | 1.5% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 2,467 | Athens Township PA | 5,156 | $72K | 12.6% | 6.9% | 8% | C |
| 2,468 | Micco FL | 8,896 | $46K | 11.7% | 3.8% | 6% | C |
| 2,469 | Globe AZ | 7,191 | $69K | 16.4% | 3.0% | 30% | C |
| 2,470 | Okeechobee FL | 5,811 | $57K | 15.8% | 3.1% | 26% | C |
| 2,471 | Dunn NC | 8,814 | $47K | 19.7% | 3.2% | 12% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 3,205 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Globe, the top three, the last and three more from Arizona.
Globe and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Claypool (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Globe workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Globe | – | C | B | 23 min | $69,170 |
| Central Heights-Midland City | under 2% | D− | D | 15 min | $61,400 |
| Pinal | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Claypool | 8% | D | C− | 14 min | $57,900 |
| Icehouse Canyon | under 2% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pinal and Icehouse Canyon: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Globe’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 Globe: questions
What is the median household income in Globe?
$69,170 (±$4,479) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Globe?
16.4%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Globe?
23 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Globe work?
30% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (13%, 79 mi), San Carlos (10%, 16 mi), Claypool (8%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Globe walkable?
Globe is more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 8.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Globe without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 6% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Globe, from the people who make the trip.
More of Globe
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.