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Jobs & commute in Kleindale

For about half of its working residents, Kleindale is a commute to Tucson

Employers in Kleindale report 418 jobs; 66 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Arizona. Only 5% stay in Kleindale for work; outside it, Tucson is the main destination (50%, 8 miles).

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

Day and night

How a workday changes Kleindale

On a workday 63 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 415 people come in from elsewhere.

63live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
415work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night52
Workday400
52live here− 63head out to work+ 420come in to work= 400on a workday

About 400 people are in Kleindale on a workday afternoon, 677% more than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
6.33jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

6.3 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.

The commute map

The towns that send workers to Kleindale

TempeOro Valley: 8 workers live here (2%)Tucson: 222 workers live here (53%)PhoenixMarana: 9 workers live here (2%)ChandlerMesa: 6 workers live here (1%)KleindaleFlowing Wells: 9 workers live here (2%)Corona de Tucson: 6 workers live here (1%)Drexel Heights: 11 workers live here (3%)Catalina Foothills: 21 workers live here (5%)Casas Adobes: 27 workers live here (6%)Picture Rocks: 6 workers live here (1%)TucsonCasas AdobesCatalina FoothillsDrexel HeightsMaranaFlowing WellsKleindale
1
Tucson8.4 mi away
53%222
2
Casas Adobes7.6 mi away
6%27
35%21
4
Drexel Heights11.5 mi away
3%11
5
Marana18.8 mi away
2%9
6
Flowing Wells5.9 mi away
2%9
7
Oro Valley11.2 mi away
2%8
8
Mesa91 mi away
1%6
9
Corona de Tucson23.4 mi away
1%6
10
Picture Rocks20.3 mi away
1%6
Everywhere elseother towns and states
22%93
The top trips

Where Kleindale 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.

The jobs

Making and building: 40% of jobs based in Kleindale

Jobs based in KleindaleJobs Kleindale residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms40%11%
Trade, transport & utilities16%12%
Services: health, schools, offices44%77%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less11%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month32%41%
Over $3,333 a month57%44%

Who does it

29 or younger20%33%
30 to 5450%50%
55 and older30%17%
+28%

Jobs based in Kleindale, 2013 → 2023: 327 → 418. 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 Kleindale’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Kleindale

Working from home
0%

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

About 0 in 10
How Kleindale gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 43 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

Kleindale’s commute, mile by mile

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miTucson: 50% · 8.4 miPhoenix: 17% · 113 miCasas Adobes: 5% · 7.6 miTempe: 3% · 97.4 miChandler: 3% · 88.8 miMesa: 3% · 91 miFlowing Wells: 3% · 5.9 miCatalina Foothills: 3% · 2.9 miMarana: 2% · 18.8 miTucson 50%Phoenix 17%Casas Adobes 5%Tempe 3%Chandler 3%Kleindale
KleindaleTop destinations (size = commuters)
62%Under 10 mi41 residents
6%10–24 mi4 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
32%Over 50 mi21 residents

About 32% 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.

Next door

Work next door: 53% of Kleindale’s workers

Jobs & commute next door

TownKleindale workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Kleindale–———$48,786
Tucson50%CA22 min$57,073
Catalina Foothills3%AB−22 min$115,304

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Tucson. Darker towns draw more of Kleindale’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 Kleindale: questions

What is the median household income in Kleindale?

$48,786 (±$909) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Kleindale?

15.4%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Kleindale work?

5% work in town.

Can you get around Kleindale 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 Kleindale, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Kleindale

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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.