Parker Strip has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each
8% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Arizona as a whole. Employers in Parker Strip report 195 jobs, and 419 of its residents work somewhere. Only 8% stay in Parker Strip for work; outside it, Phoenix is the main destination (13%, 126 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Parker Strip: the figures worth knowing
A big share show a job far from home
61% 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 ↓
Parker Strip’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Parker Strip is Phoenix, 127 miles away as the crow flies. 13% of working residents (53) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
Commutes from Parker Strip are quick
The average trip to work takes 19 minutes, against 25 across Arizona. That’s about 46 hours a year less on the road than the typical Arizona worker. Time on the road ↓
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; with 419 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Short hops and long hauls from Parker Strip
About 61% 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.
Commuting from Parker Strip: about 19 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Parker Strip workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 266 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.
Parker Strip by day and by night
On a workday 386 residents head out to work, 33 work right here, and 162 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Parker Strip on a workday afternoon, 26% 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 Parker Strip work
Where Parker Strip clocks in
13% of workers
12% 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 Parker Strip
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Parker Strip, 2013 → 2023: 222 → 195. 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 Parker Strip’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Parker Strip and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Cienega Springs (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Parker Strip workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Strip | – | — | — | 19 min | $56,806 |
| Cienega Springs | 2% | D− | C− | 14 min | $46,575 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Parker Strip’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 Parker Strip: questions
What is the median household income in Parker Strip?
$56,806 (±$13,517) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Parker Strip?
7.9%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Parker Strip?
19 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Parker Strip work?
8% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (13%, 126 mi), Parker (12%, 17 mi), Lake Havasu City (5%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Parker Strip 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 Parker Strip, from the people who make the trip.
More of Parker Strip
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.