Work, pay and getting to work in Santa Rosa
8% of workers work from home, next to 18% for Arizona as a whole. Hardly any work in Santa Rosa; the top destination outside it is Tucson (13%, 70 miles). The trip to work takes 35 minutes on average, next to 25 for Arizona and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Santa Rosa by day and by night
On a workday 67 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 550 people are in Santa Rosa on a workday afternoon, 11% 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.
Out of Santa Rosa to work: where people go
Where Santa Rosa clocks in
13% of workers
10% of workers
7% 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.
The daily trip from Santa Rosa: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Santa Rosa workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 107 commuters (the 8% 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 many miles Santa Rosa commutes
About 52% 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.
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 Santa Rosa: questions
What is the median household income in Santa Rosa?
$39,766 (±$29,923) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Santa Rosa?
19.0%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Santa Rosa?
35 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 8% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Santa Rosa work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tucson (13%, 70 mi), Sells (10%, 30 mi), Phoenix (7%, 86 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Santa Rosa without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 23% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Santa Rosa, from the people who make the trip.
More of Santa Rosa
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.