Earning a living in Nazlini
A typical one-way commute lasts 40 minutes (Arizona 25, U.S. 26). Hardly any stay in Nazlini for work; outside it, St. Michaels is the main destination (25%, 27 miles). The Census job records count 60 working residents of Nazlini and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Nazlini
On a workday 60 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in Nazlini 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 Nazlini: the destinations
Where Nazlini clocks in
5% 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 40 minutes to work from Nazlini
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nazlini workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 77 commuters (the 19% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Nazlini
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.
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 Nazlini: questions
What is the median household income in Nazlini?
$31,250 (±$12,588) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nazlini?
59.2%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nazlini?
40 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 19% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Nazlini work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are St. Michaels (25%, 27 mi), Chinle (22%, 18 mi), Tempe (5%, 223 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nazlini without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nazlini, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nazlini
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.