Mohave Valley has higher unemployment (9.3%) than 93% of U.S. towns
Only 4% work in Mohave Valley; the top destination outside it is Bullhead City (14%, 16 miles). Jobs and income earn Mohave Valley D; getting around on foot earns it B−. Home is the office for 8% of workers (Arizona 18%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Mohave Valley and work: the main findings
A big share show a job far from home
43% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Fewer than half of Mohave Valley workers earn over $40,000 a year
44% of Mohave Valley’s working residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, wherever they work, and 16% earn $1,250 a month or less. The jobs ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
How Mohave Valley earns its Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Mohave Valley is better than 7% of U.S. towns, #121 of 140 in Arizona. The poverty rate holds Mohave Valley’s grade up (14.8%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 5% of U.S. towns).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Mohave Valley could be anywhere from D− to C+.
Short hops and long hauls from Mohave Valley
About 43% 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.
Jobs in Mohave Valley: what the 608 are
608 jobs are based in Mohave Valley.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Mohave Valley, 2013 → 2023: 570 → 608. 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 Mohave Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Mohave Valley by day and by night
On a workday 1,066 residents head out to work, 46 work right here, and 562 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,100 people are in Mohave Valley on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
0.55 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.
The towns that employ Mohave Valley’s residents
Where Mohave Valley clocks in
14% 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.
Mohave Valley’s commute takes about 28 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Mohave Valley workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 858 commuters (the 8% 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.
In Mohave Valley, the car does most of the work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Mohave Valley is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns, #70 of 140 in Arizona. Both inputs place Mohave Valley 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 930 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 1.6% of Mohave Valley households have no vehicle (Arizona 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Mohave Valley’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where Mohave Valley sits among U.S. towns of 1,800 to 3,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
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| 805 | Kachina Village AZ | 3,212 | $90K | 4.3% | 1.7% | 2% | A− |
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| 817 | St. Johns AZ | 3,336 | $132K | 4.8% | 0.0% | 13% | A− |
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| 1,187 | Centennial Park AZ | 1,839 | $168K | 3.5% | 2.5% | 31% | B+ |
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| 4,397 | Moose Lake MN | 2,948 | $64K | 51.2% | 12.1% | 29% | D |
| 4,398 | Brockway WI | 2,991 | $50K | 19.3% | 8.6% | 15% | D |
| 4,399 | Mohave Valley AZ | 2,555 | $60K | 14.8% | 9.3% | 4% | D |
| 4,400 | Purvis MS | 1,969 | $46K | 22.8% | 1.8% | 12% | D |
| 4,401 | Johnson City TX | 2,127 | $49K | 15.7% | 8.3% | 21% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 4,868 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Mohave Valley, the top three, the last and three more from Arizona.
How Mohave Valley compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Willow Valley (3%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Mohave Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohave Valley | – | D | B− | 28 min | $60,134 |
| Willow Valley | 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Mojave Ranch Estates | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Arizona Village | under 3% | — | — | 25 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Willow Valley, Mojave Ranch Estates and Arizona Village: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Mohave 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 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 Mohave Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Mohave Valley?
$60,134 (±$13,211) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Mohave Valley?
14.8%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Mohave Valley?
28 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Mohave Valley work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Bullhead City (14%, 16 mi), Fort Mohave (11%, 7 mi), Phoenix (8%, 169 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Mohave Valley walkable?
Mohave Valley is more walkable than 52% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 7.0 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Mohave Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Mohave Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Mohave Valley
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. 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.