Nelson has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
Hardly any work in Nelson itself; outside it, Tucson draws the most (32%, 30 miles). Nelson has 10 jobs, against 111 working residents. 0% of workers work from home, against 18% across Arizona.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Nelson quiets down on a workday
On a workday 111 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 420 people are in Nelson on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
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 people from Nelson work
Where Nelson clocks in
32% of workers
12% of workers
10% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Nelson
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Nelson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Nelson
of Nelson workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 149 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.
How far Nelson goes to work
About 25% 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.
Next door is work for 12% of Nelson
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Marana. Darker towns draw more of Nelson’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 Nelson: questions
What is the poverty rate in Nelson?
11.0%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Nelson work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tucson (32%, 30 mi), Marana (12%, 8 mi), Phoenix (10%, 92 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nelson 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 Nelson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nelson
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.