Household incomes in Pirtleville trail those of 89% of U.S. towns
Poverty touches 30.5% of residents, against 12.5% across Arizona. The two grades for Pirtleville are D− for jobs and income and C for walkability. Working from home is the commute for 12% of workers; Arizona has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Pirtleville, in a few figures
Pirtleville is a place people come home to
There are 43 jobs based in Pirtleville, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
48% 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 ↓
Pirtleville and Douglas trade workers both ways
Douglas is the top workplace for Pirtleville residents (22%) and also where the most people who work in Pirtleville come from (58% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
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 408 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Pirtleville
On income, poverty and job access, Pirtleville is better than 2% of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Pirtleville’s grade.
Unemployment (16.4%) is left out: Pirtleville’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Pirtleville could be anywhere from D− to D.
Who leaves Pirtleville for work, and who comes in
On a workday 406 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 41 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,600 people are in Pirtleville on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Pirtleville
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.
22% of working residents work in Douglas
Where Pirtleville clocks in
22% of workers
9% 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.
What work there is in Pirtleville: 43 jobs
43 jobs are based in Pirtleville.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pirtleville, 2013 → 2023: 45 → 43. 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 Pirtleville’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 37 minutes in Pirtleville
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Pirtleville workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 654 commuters (the 12% 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.
For most of Pirtleville, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Pirtleville is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: hardly any commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.9% across Arizona.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 744 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 5.3% of Pirtleville households have no vehicle (Arizona 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Pirtleville’s commuters take a bus or train.
How Pirtleville compares with U.S. towns of 1,400 to 2,600
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Plandome NY | 1,482 | $250K | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 907 | Fort Valley AZ | 1,761 | $126K | 5.2% | 0.6% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,124 | Centennial Park AZ | 1,839 | $168K | 3.5% | 2.5% | 31% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,143 | Bellemont AZ | 1,701 | $120K | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,081 | Crosbyton TX | 1,407 | $39K | 26.9% | 4.6% | 20% | D− |
| 5,082 | Royal City WA | 1,896 | $50K | 35.8% | 18.0% | 16% | D− |
| 5,083 | Pirtleville AZ | 1,939 | $49K | 30.5% | 16.4% | <1% | D− |
| 5,084 | Rosebud SD | 1,659 | $55K | 38.2% | 16.3% | 2% | D− |
| 5,085 | Linden AL | 1,801 | $39K | 23.1% | 15.1% | 10% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,234 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | 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 Pirtleville, the top three, the last and three more from Arizona.
22% of Pirtleville works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Pirtleville workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirtleville | – | D− | C | 37 min | $48,589 |
| Douglas | 22% | D− | B | 24 min | $42,019 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Douglas. Darker towns draw more of Pirtleville’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 Pirtleville: questions
What is the median household income in Pirtleville?
$48,589 (±$8,902) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Pirtleville?
30.5%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Pirtleville?
37 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Pirtleville work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Douglas (22%, 3 mi), Tucson (9%, 94 mi), Sierra Vista (9%, 46 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Pirtleville walkable?
Pirtleville is more walkable than 32% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 7.9 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Pirtleville without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pirtleville, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pirtleville
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.