Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Ko Vaya
The Census job records count 4 working residents of Ko Vaya and no jobs based in it. Hardly any work in Ko Vaya itself; outside it, Tucson draws the most (25%, 60 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Ko Vaya on a workday
On a workday 4 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 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.
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 places Ko Vaya commutes to
Where Ko Vaya clocks in
25% of workers
25% 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.
The distance from Ko Vaya to work
About 50% 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.
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 Ko Vaya: questions
What is the poverty rate in Ko Vaya?
0.0%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Ko Vaya work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tucson (25%, 60 mi), Sells (25%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Ko Vaya, from the people who make the trip.
More of Ko Vaya
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.