Fewer people are out of work in Paulden (1.5%) than in 90% of U.S. towns
Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers; Arizona has 18%. Paulden grades B− for jobs and income and B for walkability. Only 1% stay in Paulden for work; outside it, Prescott is the main destination (22%, 21 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Paulden and work: the main findings
Paulden workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 40 minutes each way, against 25 across Arizona. Over a year that’s about 307 hours of commuting, 115 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Paulden is a place people come home to
There are 219 jobs based in Paulden, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Paulden has about 3,100 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
42% 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 ↓
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.
What’s behind Paulden’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Paulden is better than 50% of U.S. towns, #50 of 140 in Arizona. Unemployment holds Paulden’s grade up; job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 2% of U.S. towns). It also does well on household income.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Paulden could be anywhere from C− to B+.
Commuting from Paulden: about 40 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Paulden workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,861 commuters (the 7% 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.
The daily commute in and out of Paulden
On a workday 1,917 residents head out to work, 28 work right here, and 191 people come in from elsewhere.
About 3,100 people are in Paulden on a workday afternoon, 36% fewer than live here.
0.11 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.
How far Paulden goes to work
About 42% 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.
Out of Paulden to work: where people go
Where Paulden clocks in
22% of workers
17% of workers
13% 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.
A place that makes things: 38% of Paulden’s jobs are in goods
219 jobs are based in Paulden.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Paulden, 2013 → 2023: 139 → 219. 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 Paulden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most of Paulden commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Paulden is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns, #57 of 140 in Arizona. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 9.9% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.9% across Arizona, on an EPA index of 4.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,010 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). 2.2% of Paulden households have no vehicle (Arizona 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Paulden’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,753 U.S. towns of 3,400 to 6,500, Paulden comes 2,030th on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Riverwoods IL | 3,766 | $249K | 0.7% | 0.7% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Mission Hills KS | 3,522 | $250K | 1.2% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 352 | Citrus Park AZ | 5,115 | $141K | 8.8% | 1.3% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,152 | Cave Creek AZ | 5,160 | $107K | 7.2% | 2.7% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,204 | Clifton AZ | 3,752 | $78K | 2.5% | 0.8% | 8% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,028 | Webster NY | 5,761 | $70K | 10.7% | 5.6% | 5% | B− |
| 2,029 | Muskingum Township OH | 4,249 | $78K | 6.4% | 4.7% | 7% | B− |
| 2,030 | Paulden AZ | 4,795 | $92K | 12.3% | 1.5% | 1% | B− |
| 2,031 | Avalon PA | 4,572 | $51K | 14.6% | 3.2% | 3% | B− |
| 2,032 | Groesbeck TX | 3,995 | $62K | 7.2% | 2.0% | 18% | B− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,753 | Lake Isabella CA | 4,059 | $27K | 40.7% | 8.6% | 18% | 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 Paulden, the top three, the last and three more from Arizona.
Next door is work for 13% of Paulden
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paulden workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulden | – | B− | B | 40 min | $91,741 |
| Chino Valley | 13% | C− | C+ | 32 min | $61,237 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Chino Valley. Darker towns draw more of Paulden’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 Paulden: questions
What is the median household income in Paulden?
$91,741 (±$38,385) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Paulden?
12.3%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Paulden?
40 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Paulden work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Prescott (22%, 21 mi), Phoenix (17%, 94 mi), Chino Valley (13%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Paulden walkable?
Paulden is more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns (Walkability B): an EPA walkability index of 4.7 out of 20, and 10% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Paulden without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Paulden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paulden
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.