Photo: Jon698 · CC BY-SA 4.0Jobs and earnings in Littlefield, and the trip to work
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, next to 18% for Arizona as a whole. Hardly any work in Littlefield itself; outside it, Mesquite draws the most (26%, 11 miles). Employers in Littlefield report 37 jobs; 54 of its residents have a job.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Littlefield, and who commutes in
On a workday 54 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 37 people come in from elsewhere.
About 53 people are in Littlefield on a workday afternoon, 24% fewer than live here.
0.69 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.
Out of Littlefield to work: where people go
Where Littlefield clocks in
26% of workers
9% 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.
A place that makes things: 43% of Littlefield’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Littlefield, 2013 → 2023: 19 → 37. 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 Littlefield’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Littlefield
of Littlefield workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 22 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.
Where in the region Littlefield works
About 54% 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.
Work in the towns next to Littlefield
The biggest share goes to Beaver Dam (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Littlefield workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littlefield | – | — | — | — | — |
| Beaver Dam | 7% | C+ | D | 20 min | $72,650 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Littlefield’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 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 Littlefield: questions
What is the poverty rate in Littlefield?
0.0%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Littlefield work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Mesquite (26%, 11 mi), Las Vegas (9%, 86 mi), St. George (7%, 25 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Littlefield 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 Littlefield, from the people who make the trip.
More of Littlefield
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.