There are 3.7 jobs in Hondah for every working resident, and 401 people commute in
Only 2% stay in Hondah for work; outside it, Whiteriver is the main destination (37%, 18 miles). There are 403 jobs in Hondah, against 110 working residents. Home is the office for 0% of workers; Arizona has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Hondah, and who commutes in
On a workday 108 residents head out to work and 2 work right here.
About 990 people are in Hondah on a workday afternoon, 42% more than live here.
3.7 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.
Commuting in to Hondah: where workers come from
Where Hondah clocks in
37% of workers
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.
Most jobs in Hondah are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hondah, 2013 → 2023: 3 → 403. 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 Hondah’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Hondah’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hondah workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 166 commuters (the 0% 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.
Where in the region Hondah works
About 36% 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 Hondah: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Pinetop-Lakeside (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hondah workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hondah | – | — | — | 27 min | $114,773 |
| North Fork | under 2% | C+ | B− | 21 min | $123,313 |
| McNary | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Pinetop-Lakeside | 3% | C− | B | 24 min | $60,694 |
| Pinetop Country Club | under 2% | B− | D | 40 min | $79,719 |
Same-state neighbors only. McNary: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hondah’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 Hondah: questions
What is the median household income in Hondah?
$114,773 (±$46,791) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hondah?
0.0%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hondah?
27 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hondah work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Whiteriver (37%, 18 mi), Phoenix (13%, 129 mi), Cibecue (12%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Hondah without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hondah, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hondah
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.