Making a living in San Miguel
No jobs are based in San Miguel in the Census job records; 16 of its residents work elsewhere. 0% of workers work from home, against 18% across Arizona. Hardly any work in San Miguel; the top destination outside it is Phoenix (38%, 135 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves San Miguel for work, and who comes in
On a workday 16 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
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 2024, primary jobs.
Where San Miguel’s working residents head each day
Where San Miguel clocks in
38% of workers
13% of workers
13% 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.
Working from home in San Miguel
of San Miguel workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 48 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 San Miguel’s workers travel
About 88% 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 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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 San Miguel: questions
What is the poverty rate in San Miguel?
68.4%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in San Miguel work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (38%, 135 mi), Tucson (13%, 64 mi), Sells (13%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Can you get around San Miguel 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 San Miguel, from the people who make the trip.
More of San Miguel
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.