Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Low Mountain
A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes; Arizona averages 25, the U.S. 26. Home is the office for 44% of workers; Arizona has 18%. Hardly any stay in Low Mountain for work; outside it, Cibecue is the main destination (9%, 134 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Low Mountain
On a workday 75 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 620 people are in Low Mountain on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
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.
Commuting out of Low Mountain: the destinations
Where Low Mountain clocks in
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.
About 20 minutes each way for Low Mountain’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Low Mountain workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 59 commuters (the 44% 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 Low Mountain goes to work
About 69% 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 Low Mountain: questions
What is the median household income in Low Mountain?
$24,500 (±$14,323) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Low Mountain?
51.9%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Low Mountain?
20 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 44% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Low Mountain work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cibecue (9%, 134 mi), Flagstaff (8%, 100 mi), St. Michaels (8%, 60 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Low Mountain without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 34% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Low Mountain, from the people who make the trip.
More of Low Mountain
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.