Photo: RandomMainstream · CC BY-SA 4.0Phoenix draws about two in five of Goodyear’s working residents
About one in ten work in Goodyear itself; outside it, Phoenix draws the most (41%, 27 miles). The two grades for Goodyear are A− for jobs and income and C+ for walkability. Measured by household income, Goodyear is ahead of 79% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Goodyear apart
Jobs in Goodyear have more than doubled in ten years
Jobs based in Goodyear went from 14,237 in 2013 to 37,009 in 2023, +160%. The jobs ↓
Stores, warehouses and trucking
43% of the jobs in Goodyear are in trade, transport and utilities, against 25% of the jobs its residents hold. The jobs ↓
Goodyear workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 30 minutes each way, against 25 across Arizona. Over a year that’s about 230 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Young people hold many of the jobs here
33% of the jobs based in Goodyear are held by workers 29 or younger, against 23% of Goodyear’s own working residents. The jobs ↓
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.
Goodyear’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Goodyear is better than 83% of U.S. towns, #14 of 140 in Arizona. Job access by car is its strongest input (ahead of 80% of U.S. towns); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (4.2%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on household income and the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Goodyear could be anywhere from B+ to A.
The 37,009 jobs based in Goodyear
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Goodyear, 2013 → 2023: 14,237 → 37,009. 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 Goodyear’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Where Goodyear goes to work
Where Goodyear clocks in
41% of workers
6% 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.
Goodyear’s commute takes about 30 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Goodyear workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 36,876 commuters (the 22% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Goodyear
On a workday 42,385 residents head out to work, 4,960 work right here, and 32,049 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 (0.78 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.
Half of Goodyear commutes less than 20 miles
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.
Driving is how Goodyear gets around
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Goodyear is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns, #92 of 140 in Arizona. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 1.0% 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 47,053 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 10% 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 1.0 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 57% 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). 2.0% of Goodyear households have no vehicle (Arizona 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Goodyear’s commuters take a bus or train.
These are town averages; neighborhoods differ.
Goodyear is 56th of 317 U.S. towns of 88,000 to 169,000 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carmel IN | 105,634 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 2 | Clay Township IN | 104,932 | $142K | 3.9% | 2.7% | 23% | A+ |
| 3 | Franklin TN | 90,226 | $120K | 4.6% | 2.2% | 31% | A+ |
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| 49 | Queen Creek AZ | 89,770 | $142K | 3.7% | 4.3% | 8% | A− |
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| 54 | Westminster CO | 116,182 | $100K | 7.3% | 3.7% | 9% | A− |
| 55 | Naperville Township IL | 107,908 | $120K | 6.6% | 5.1% | 17% | A− |
| 56 | Goodyear AZ | 125,359 | $103K | 5.2% | 4.2% | 10% | A− |
| 57 | Cambridge MA | 122,588 | $131K | 12.8% | 3.4% | 32% | A− |
| 58 | Sandy Springs GA | 105,013 | $104K | 8.5% | 4.0% | 15% | A− |
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| 111 | Avondale AZ | 100,983 | $86K | 10.9% | 3.6% | 5% | B+ |
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| 149 | Buckeye AZ | 125,445 | $99K | 8.0% | 4.9% | 8% | B |
| … | |||||||
| 317 | Macon-Bibb County GA | 157,556 | $51K | 24.7% | 8.1% | 53% | 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 Goodyear, the top three, the last and three more from Arizona.
Bordering towns draw 11% of Goodyear’s workers
The biggest share goes to Glendale (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Goodyear workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodyear | – | A− | C+ | 30 min | $103,319 |
| Avondale | 4% | B+ | B | 28 min | $86,123 |
| Litchfield Park | under 3% | A | A− | 26 min | $126,250 |
| Glendale | 5% | B− | A− | 28 min | $73,530 |
| Buckeye | 2% | B | C | 33 min | $99,486 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Goodyear’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 Goodyear: questions
What is the median household income in Goodyear?
$103,319 (±$4,008) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Goodyear?
5.2%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Goodyear?
30 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Goodyear work?
10% work in town.
Is Goodyear walkable?
Goodyear is more walkable than 39% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 7.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Goodyear without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Goodyear, from the people who make the trip.
More of Goodyear
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.