For more than half of its working residents, Rainbow City is a commute to Whiteriver
Commuters spend 33 minutes getting to work on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 0% of workers have no commute at all, next to 18% for Arizona as a whole. No jobs are based in Rainbow City in the Census job records; 205 of its residents work elsewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Rainbow City, in brief
More than half of Rainbow City works in Whiteriver
113 working residents, 55%, have their main job in Whiteriver, 2.5 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Rainbow City itself. The commute map ↓
Rainbow City is a place people come home to
There are 0 jobs based in Rainbow City, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rainbow City has about 600 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Rainbow City’s working residents have a job less than 4 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 33 minutes, longer than the Arizona average of 25. 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 205 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where the trip to work from Rainbow City ends
Where Rainbow City clocks in
55% 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.
Rainbow City on a workday afternoon
On a workday 205 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 600 people are in Rainbow City on a workday afternoon, 25% 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.
A commute of about 33 minutes in Rainbow City
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rainbow City workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 162 commuters (the 0% 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.
How far Rainbow City’s workers travel
About 25% 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.
Work next door: 55% of Rainbow City’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rainbow City workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow City | – | — | — | 33 min | $23,311 |
| Whiteriver | 55% | D− | C− | 22 min | $37,440 |
| North Fork | under 1% | C+ | B− | 21 min | $123,313 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Whiteriver. Darker towns draw more of Rainbow City’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 Rainbow City: questions
What is the median household income in Rainbow City?
$23,311 (±$8,495) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rainbow City?
47.7%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rainbow City?
33 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rainbow City work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Rainbow City 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 Rainbow City, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rainbow City
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.