Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0Work, pay and getting to work in Salome
236 jobs are based in Salome for 374 working residents. Working from home is the commute for 7% of workers, where Arizona as a whole has 18%. About one in ten work in Salome itself; outside it, Phoenix draws the most (20%, 88 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Getting to work from Salome, in brief
A big share show a job far from home
79% 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 ↓
Salome’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Salome is Phoenix, 88 miles away as the crow flies. 20% of working residents (73) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. 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; with 374 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Near or far: the trip to work from Salome
About 79% 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.
Who works in Salome, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 331 residents head out to work, 43 work right here, and 193 people come in from elsewhere.
About 590 people are in Salome on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.63 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.
Commuting out of Salome: the destinations
Where Salome clocks in
20% of workers
5% of workers
5% 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.
30% of the jobs in Salome make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Salome, 2013 → 2023: 100 → 236. 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 Salome’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Salome
of Salome workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 217 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.
How Salome compares with the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Salome workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salome | – | — | — | — | $79,960 |
| Wenden | under 3% | — | — | 15 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Wenden: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Salome’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 Salome: questions
What is the median household income in Salome?
$79,960 (±$51,747) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Salome?
2.2%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Salome work?
11% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (20%, 88 mi), Scottsdale (5%, 100 mi), Las Vegas (5%, 194 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Salome without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Salome, from the people who make the trip.
More of Salome
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.