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Jobs & commute in Jakes Corner

Where Jakes Corner earns its living

For 0% of workers, the job is at home (Arizona 18%). Hardly any work in Jakes Corner itself; outside it, Phoenix draws the most (24%, 54 miles). No jobs are based in Jakes Corner in the Census job records; 37 of its residents work elsewhere.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Jakes Corner by day and by night

On a workday 37 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

37live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night110
Workday74
110live here− 37head out to work+ 0come in to work= 74on a workday

About 74 people are in Jakes Corner on a workday afternoon, 33% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where people from Jakes Corner work

Tolleson: 1 residents work here (3%)Payson: 5 residents work here (14%)Fountain Hills: 1 residents work here (3%)Tempe: 1 residents work here (3%)Apache Junction: 1 residents work here (3%)Gilbert: 3 residents work here (8%)Scottsdale: 3 residents work here (8%)Phoenix: 9 residents work here (24%)Casa Grande: 2 residents work here (5%)Mesa: 4 residents work here (11%)Jakes CornerPhoenixPaysonMesaGilbertScottsdaleCasa GrandeJakes Corner
1
Phoenix53.5 mi away
24%9
2
Payson16.3 mi away
14%5
3
Mesa47.8 mi away
11%4
4
Gilbert53.8 mi away
8%3
5
Scottsdale38.3 mi away
8%3
6
Casa Grande80.3 mi away
5%2
7
Tolleson66.2 mi away
3%1
8
Fountain Hills36.6 mi away
3%1
9
Tempe55.4 mi away
3%1
10
Apache Junction45 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
19%7
The top trips

Where Jakes Corner clocks in

Lines 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Jakes Corner

Working from home
0%

of Jakes Corner workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Jakes Corner gets to work
50%Drive alone
8%Carpool
42%Walk

Share of the 96 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.

How far

How many miles Jakes Corner commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miPhoenix: 24% · 53.5 miPayson: 14% · 16.3 miMesa: 11% · 47.8 miGilbert: 8% · 53.8 miScottsdale: 8% · 38.3 miCasa Grande: 5% · 80.3 miTolleson: 3% · 66.2 miFountain Hills: 3% · 36.6 miTempe: 3% · 55.4 miApache Junction: 3% · 45 miPhoenix 24%Payson 14%Mesa 11%Gilbert 8%Scottsdale 8%Jakes Corner
Jakes CornerTop destinations (size = commuters)
3%Under 10 mi1 residents
19%10–24 mi7 residents
19%25–50 mi7 residents
59%Over 50 mi22 residents

About 59% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Jakes Corner: questions

What is the median household income in Jakes Corner?

$30,556 (±$14,845) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Jakes Corner?

0.0%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Jakes Corner work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (24%, 54 mi), Payson (14%, 16 mi), Mesa (11%, 48 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Jakes Corner without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Jakes Corner, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Jakes Corner

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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.