Laveen School Auditorium · Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0Where Maricopa Colony earns its living
A typical one-way commute lasts 15 minutes (Arizona 25, U.S. 26). 0% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Arizona as a whole. Employers in Maricopa Colony report 204 jobs for 282 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Maricopa Colony in brief
Commutes from Maricopa Colony are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 25 across Arizona. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Arizona worker. Time on the road ↓
Few Maricopa Colony workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 18% across Arizona. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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; with 282 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A commute of about 15 minutes in Maricopa Colony
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Maricopa Colony workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 274 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.
Who works in Maricopa Colony, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 280 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 202 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.
0.72 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.
22% of working residents work in Phoenix
Where Maricopa Colony clocks in
22% of workers
4% 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.
Most jobs in Maricopa Colony are in services
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Maricopa Colony, 2014 → 2024: 206 → 204. 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 Maricopa Colony’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Maricopa Colony, by distance
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.
Work next door: 22% of Maricopa Colony’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Maricopa Colony workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maricopa Colony | – | — | — | 15 min | $34,620 |
| Phoenix | 22% | B | A | 26 min | $81,332 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Phoenix. Darker towns draw more of Maricopa Colony’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 Maricopa Colony: questions
What is the median household income in Maricopa Colony?
$34,620 (±$15,740) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Maricopa Colony?
47.7%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Maricopa Colony?
15 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Maricopa Colony work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (22%, 16 mi), Casa Blanca (13%, 25 mi), Tempe (4%, 17 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around Maricopa Colony without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 10% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Maricopa Colony, from the people who make the trip.
More of Maricopa Colony
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.