With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Hunter Creek works elsewhere
3 jobs are based in Hunter Creek, and 30 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Hunter Creek itself; outside it, Payson draws the most (23%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Hunter Creek by day and by night
On a workday 30 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 18 people are in Hunter Creek on a workday afternoon, 60% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
The places Hunter Creek commutes to
Where Hunter Creek clocks in
23% of workers
23% 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.
Hunter Creek is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hunter Creek, 2014 → 2024: 1 → 3. 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 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hunter Creek’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Near or far: the trip to work from Hunter Creek
About 63% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Hunter Creek
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hunter Creek workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Creek | – | — | — | — | — |
| Christopher Creek | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Christopher Creek: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hunter Creek’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 2024, 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 Hunter Creek: questions
What is the poverty rate in Hunter Creek?
0.0%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hunter Creek work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Payson (23%, 18 mi), Phoenix (23%, 80 mi), Scottsdale (13%, 65 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hunter Creek, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hunter Creek
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.