Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0Household incomes in Litchfield Park are higher than in 90% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Litchfield Park are A for jobs and income and A− for walkability. Below the poverty line: 3.9% of residents, next to 12.5% for Arizona as a whole. Transit is limited for a town this walkable: about 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident at the evening peak, against 6.7 in Phoenix.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Jobs and commuting in Litchfield Park: the gist
Litchfield Park and Phoenix trade workers both ways
Phoenix is the top workplace for Litchfield Park residents (38%) and also where the most people who work in Litchfield Park come from (21% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Litchfield Park has added jobs fast
Jobs based in Litchfield Park went from 963 in 2014 to 1,407 in 2024, +46%. The jobs ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Litchfield Park
69% of Litchfield Park residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 50% of the jobs based in Litchfield Park pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 96% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Nearly all the work in Litchfield Park is services
86% of the jobs based here are in services, such as health care, schools and offices. Only 6% are in factories, building or farms. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; a jump in jobs can partly be a big employer changing how it reports its locations.
Breaking down the Jobs & income grade for Litchfield Park
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Litchfield Park is better than 92% of U.S. towns, #2 of 140 in Arizona. Household income is its strongest input ($126,250, U.S. $80,734); unemployment ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns (3.4%, U.S. 5.2%). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Litchfield Park could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
38% of working residents work in Phoenix
Where Litchfield Park clocks in
38% of workers
8% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Litchfield Park
1,407 jobs are based in Litchfield Park.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Litchfield Park, 2014 → 2024: 963 → 1,407. 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 Litchfield Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
In and out of Litchfield Park on a workday
On a workday 2,764 residents head out to work, 112 work right here, and 1,295 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5,300 people are in Litchfield Park on a workday afternoon, 22% fewer than live here.
0.49 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 2024, primary jobs.
Litchfield Park’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Litchfield Park workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,253 commuters (the 25% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Litchfield Park
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.
Good to walk, short on transit: Litchfield Park
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Litchfield Park is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns, #17 of 140 in Arizona. Both inputs place Litchfield Park near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,996 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.5 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 50% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.4% of Litchfield Park households have no vehicle (Arizona 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Litchfield Park’s commuters take a bus or train.
Among U.S. towns of 4,700 to 9,100, Litchfield Park ranks 349th of 3,253 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 347 | Lafayette Township IN | 8,526 | $118K | 2.4% | 3.7% | 7% | A |
| 348 | Riverside MD | 6,585 | $106K | 5.7% | 2.0% | 5% | A |
| 349 | Litchfield Park AZ | 6,727 | $126K | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4% | A |
| 350 | Jackson Township PA | 6,585 | $120K | 4.8% | 2.9% | 9% | A |
| 351 | Citrus Park AZ | 5,115 | $141K | 8.8% | 1.3% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 445 | Rincon Valley AZ | 6,512 | $132K | 4.1% | 1.5% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,108 | Cave Creek AZ | 5,160 | $107K | 7.2% | 2.7% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,169 | Doney Park AZ | 6,253 | $105K | 6.1% | 2.6% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,253 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Litchfield Park, the top three, the last and three more from Arizona.
19% of Litchfield Park works in a town next door
The biggest share goes to Goodyear (8%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Litchfield Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Litchfield Park | – | A | A− | 26 min | $126,250 |
| Goodyear | 8% | A− | C+ | 30 min | $103,319 |
| Glendale | 5% | B− | A− | 28 min | $73,530 |
| Avondale | 6% | B+ | B | 28 min | $86,123 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Litchfield Park’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 Litchfield Park: questions
What is the median household income in Litchfield Park?
$126,250 (±$15,204) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Litchfield Park?
3.9%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Litchfield Park?
26 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Litchfield Park work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (38%, 16 mi), Goodyear (8%, 17 mi), Avondale (6%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Litchfield Park walkable?
Litchfield Park is more walkable than 81% of U.S. towns (Walkability A−): an EPA walkability index of 8.8 out of 20, and 5% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Litchfield Park without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Litchfield Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Litchfield Park
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.