Work means Ganado for about two in five of Hard Rock’s working residents
Hardly any work in Hard Rock itself; outside it, Ganado draws the most (40%, 58 miles). For 100% of workers, the job is at home (Arizona 18%). No jobs are based in Hard Rock in the Census job records; 5 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hard Rock on a workday afternoon
On a workday 5 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 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.
0.00 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.
The places Hard Rock commutes to
Where Hard Rock clocks in
20% 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.
Working from home in Hard Rock
of Hard Rock workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Hard Rock
About 60% 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.
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 Hard Rock: questions
What is the poverty rate in Hard Rock?
80.2%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hard Rock work?
0% work in town.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hard Rock, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hard Rock
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.