Manning Cabin · Photo: National Park Service inventory · Public domainHouseholds in Rincon Valley earn more than those in 92% of U.S. towns
Only 2% stay in Rincon Valley for work; outside it, Tucson is the main destination (46%, 11 miles). Below the poverty line: 4.1% of residents, next to 12.5% for Arizona as a whole. The two grades for Rincon Valley are A for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where Rincon Valley stands out on work
Much of Rincon Valley works one town over
52% of working residents work in a town that borders Rincon Valley: Tucson (46%) and Vail (6%). Next door ↓
The better-paid jobs are outside Rincon Valley
69% of Rincon Valley residents earn over $3,333 a month (about $40,000 a year) at their main job, but only 38% of the jobs based in Rincon Valley pay that much. Most residents work elsewhere: 98% leave town for their job. The jobs ↓
Rincon Valley is a place people come home to
There are 412 jobs based in Rincon Valley, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Rincon Valley has about 4,600 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Rincon Valley workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 25 across Arizona. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 46 more than the state’s typical 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.
Rincon Valley’s Jobs & income grade, measure by measure
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Rincon Valley is better than 89% of U.S. towns, #7 of 140 in Arizona. Household income holds Rincon Valley’s grade up ($132,098, U.S. $80,734); job access by car pulls it down (ahead of 42% of U.S. towns). It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Rincon Valley could be anywhere from B+ to A+.
What the 412 jobs in Rincon Valley are
412 jobs are based in Rincon Valley.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rincon Valley, 2013 → 2023: 139 → 412. 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 Rincon Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Rincon Valley by day and by night
On a workday 2,292 residents head out to work, 56 work right here, and 356 people come in from elsewhere.
About 4,600 people are in Rincon Valley on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.18 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.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Rincon Valley
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rincon Valley workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,253 commuters (the 21% 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.
Out of Rincon Valley to work: where people go
Where Rincon Valley clocks in
46% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Rincon Valley
About 18% 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.
Most of Rincon Valley commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Rincon Valley is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns, #108 of 140 in Arizona. Both inputs place Rincon Valley near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 2,852 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). 0.0% of Rincon Valley households have no vehicle (Arizona 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 1% of Rincon Valley’s commuters take a bus or train.
424th of 3,218: where Rincon Valley ranks among U.S. towns of 4,600 to 8,800
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Norwood NJ | 5,817 | $178K | 2.8% | 0.9% | 6% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 333 | Litchfield Park AZ | 6,727 | $126K | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 335 | Citrus Park AZ | 5,115 | $141K | 8.8% | 1.3% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 422 | Brookhaven PA | 8,362 | $91K | 4.1% | 3.5% | 3% | A |
| 423 | South Hanover Township PA | 7,372 | $118K | 6.4% | 2.8% | 3% | A |
| 424 | Rincon Valley AZ | 6,512 | $132K | 4.1% | 1.5% | 2% | A |
| 425 | Battlefield MO | 6,361 | $95K | 4.3% | 2.1% | 2% | A |
| 426 | Berkley MA | 6,950 | $144K | 2.1% | 5.0% | 5% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 1,079 | Cave Creek AZ | 5,160 | $107K | 7.2% | 2.7% | 6% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 3,218 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Rincon Valley, the top three, the last and three more from Arizona.
Bordering towns draw 52% of Rincon Valley’s workers
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rincon Valley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rincon Valley | – | A | C | 31 min | $132,098 |
| Vail | 6% | A | D | 30 min | $130,904 |
| Tucson | 46% | C | A | 22 min | $57,073 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Tucson. Darker towns draw more of Rincon 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 Rincon Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Rincon Valley?
$132,098 (±$22,905) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Rincon Valley?
4.1%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rincon Valley?
31 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 21% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rincon Valley work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tucson (46%, 11 mi), Phoenix (7%, 130 mi), Vail (6%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Rincon Valley walkable?
Rincon Valley is more walkable than 26% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 5.4 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Rincon Valley without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rincon Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rincon 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. 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.