Morristown Store · Photo: Ezreal · CC BY-SA 3.0For about half of its working residents, Morristown is a commute to Phoenix
There are 51 jobs in Morristown for 105 working residents. Hardly any work in Morristown itself; outside it, Phoenix draws the most (46%, 36 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Morristown quiets down on a workday
On a workday 105 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 51 people come in from elsewhere.
About 84 people are in Morristown on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 2023, primary jobs.
Where the trip to work from Morristown ends
Where Morristown clocks in
46% of workers
9% of workers
9% 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.
In Morristown, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Morristown, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 51. 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 Morristown’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Morristown
of Morristown workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 23 commuters (the 18% 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.
Half of Morristown commutes less than 33 miles
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 Morristown: questions
What is the median household income in Morristown?
$59,911 (±$38,664) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Morristown?
0.0%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Morristown work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Morristown 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 Morristown, from the people who make the trip.
More of Morristown
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.