Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0Earning a living in Hayden
Working residents average 26 minutes each way, about the same as across Arizona. 3% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Arizona. Only 5% work in Hayden; the top destination outside it is Phoenix (16%, 86 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Hayden
On a workday 160 residents head out to work, 8 work right here, and 176 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 (1.10 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 Hayden: the destinations
Where Hayden clocks in
16% of workers
9% of workers
8% 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 Hayden, 68% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
184 jobs are based in Hayden.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hayden, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 184. 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 Hayden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Each way, about 26 minutes from Hayden
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hayden workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 98 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.
How far Hayden’s workers travel
About 69% 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.
Around Hayden: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Winkelman (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hayden workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden | – | — | — | 26 min | $29,722 |
| Winkelman | 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Winkelman: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hayden’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 Hayden: questions
What is the median household income in Hayden?
$29,722 (±$9,429) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hayden?
26.9%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hayden?
26 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hayden work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (16%, 86 mi), Tucson (9%, 58 mi), Scottsdale (8%, 78 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hayden without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 21% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hayden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hayden
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.