Most of La Paz Valley commutes out: there are 0.5 jobs for every working resident
La Paz Valley has 48 jobs, against 98 working residents. Only 1% work in La Paz Valley; the top destination outside it is Phoenix (14%, 124 miles). Working from home is the commute for 50% of workers, next to 18% for Arizona as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
La Paz Valley on a workday afternoon
On a workday 97 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 47 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.
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 towns that employ La Paz Valley’s residents
Where La Paz Valley clocks in
14% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
La Paz Valley is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 La Paz Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in La Paz Valley
of La Paz Valley workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 81 commuters (the 50% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from La Paz Valley
About 77% 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.
Around La Paz Valley: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Quartzsite (8%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | La Paz Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz Valley | – | — | — | — | $49,306 |
| Quartzsite | 8% | — | B− | 5 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of La Paz Valley’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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of La Paz Valley workers work outside Arizona. The job records count 13% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in La Paz Valley: questions
What is the median household income in La Paz Valley?
$49,306 (±$37,420) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in La Paz Valley?
7.3%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in La Paz Valley work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (14%, 124 mi), Quartzsite (8%, 8 mi), Spring Valley (7%, 185 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around La Paz Valley 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 La Paz Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Paz Valley
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.