Peeples Valley has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.2 for each
Peeples Valley has 20 jobs, against 114 working residents. Hardly any work in Peeples Valley; the top destination outside it is Phoenix (19%, 62 miles). 8% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Arizona.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Peeples Valley on a workday
On a workday 113 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 19 people come in from elsewhere.
About 650 people are in Peeples Valley on a workday afternoon, 13% 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 Peeples Valley goes to work
Where Peeples Valley clocks in
19% of workers
11% of workers
11% 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.
Peeples Valley is a services town
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Peeples Valley, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 20. 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 Peeples Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Peeples Valley spends getting to work: about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Peeples Valley workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 234 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.
Where in the region Peeples Valley works
About 48% 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.
How Peeples Valley compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Peeples Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peeples Valley | – | — | — | 26 min | $70,313 |
| Yarnell | under 2% | — | — | 20 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Yarnell: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Peeples Valley’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 Peeples Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Peeples Valley?
$70,313 (±$26,264) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Peeples Valley?
15.7%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Peeples Valley?
26 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Peeples Valley work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (19%, 62 mi), Wickenburg (11%, 20 mi), Prescott (11%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Peeples Valley without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Peeples Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Peeples Valley
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.