North Fork’s household incomes are higher than in 89% of U.S. towns
North Fork grades C+ for jobs and income and B− for walkability. 13.5% of residents are in poverty, next to 12.5% for Arizona as a whole. For 4% of workers, the job is at home, where Arizona as a whole has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The four measures behind North Fork’s grade
On income, poverty and job access, North Fork is better than 37% of U.S. towns. Household income holds North Fork’s grade up ($123,313, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 2% of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (5.8%) is left out: North Fork’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, North Fork could be anywhere from D to B.
Who leaves North Fork for work, and who comes in
On a workday 184 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,300 people are in North Fork on a workday afternoon, 13% 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.
45% of working residents work in Whiteriver
Where North Fork clocks in
45% 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.
From North Fork, about 21 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of North Fork workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 689 commuters (the 4% 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.
North Fork’s commute, mile by mile
About 35% 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.
Getting around North Fork: mostly by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, North Fork is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 14.8% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.9% across Arizona, on an EPA index of 4.0.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 715 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). 14.8% of North Fork households have no vehicle (Arizona 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of North Fork’s commuters take a bus or train.
3,071st of 6,308: where North Fork ranks among U.S. towns of 1,000 to 2,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 889 | Fort Valley AZ | 1,761 | $126K | 5.2% | 0.6% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,010 | Mountainaire AZ | 1,103 | $112K | 5.2% | 5.7% | <1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,122 | Centennial Park AZ | 1,839 | $168K | 3.5% | 2.5% | 31% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,069 | Laurel Township OH | 1,053 | $64K | 6.3% | 0.0% | <1% | C+ |
| 3,070 | Beaver Dam AZ | 1,624 | $73K | 6.2% | 6.8% | 11% | C+ |
| 3,071 | North Fork AZ | 1,463 | $123K | 13.5% | 5.8% | 0% | C+ |
| 3,072 | Belle Rose LA | 1,400 | $61K | 11.2% | 9.6% | 2% | C+ |
| 3,073 | McCord OK | 1,553 | $83K | 11.6% | 2.6% | 4% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 6,308 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 North Fork, the top three, the last and three more from Arizona.
Bordering towns draw 49% of North Fork’s workers
The biggest share goes to Whiteriver (45%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | North Fork workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Fork | – | C+ | B− | 21 min | $123,313 |
| Hondah | 4% | — | — | 27 min | — |
| Rainbow City | under 2% | — | — | 33 min | — |
| Whiteriver | 45% | D− | C− | 22 min | $37,440 |
Same-state neighbors only. Hondah and Rainbow City: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of North Fork’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 North Fork: questions
What is the median household income in North Fork?
$123,313 (±$40,510) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in North Fork?
13.5%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from North Fork?
21 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in North Fork work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Whiteriver (45%, 12 mi), Phoenix (8%, 126 mi), Cibecue (7%, 30 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is North Fork walkable?
North Fork is more walkable than 54% of U.S. towns (Walkability B−): an EPA walkability index of 4.0 out of 20, and 15% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around North Fork without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from North Fork, from the people who make the trip.
More of North Fork
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.