Photo: Alan Levine from Strawberry, United States · CC BY 2.0Strawberry has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
27% of workers have no commute at all (Arizona 18%). Strawberry has 48 jobs, and 218 of its residents work somewhere. Jobs and income earn Strawberry C; getting around on foot earns it D−.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Strawberry apart
Strawberry workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 73 minutes each way, against 25 across Arizona. Over a year that’s about 560 hours of commuting, 368 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
74% 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 ↓
Strawberry is a place people come home to
There are 48 jobs based in Strawberry, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. Day and night ↓
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 218 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
What drives the Jobs & income grade in Strawberry
The poverty rate holds Strawberry’s grade up (5.7%, U.S. 12.5%); job access by car pulls it down (near the bottom of U.S. towns).
Unemployment (0.0%) is left out: Strawberry’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Strawberry could be anywhere from D to B−.
Strawberry’s commute takes about 73 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 23.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Strawberry workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 188 commuters (the 27% 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.
Strawberry’s commute, mile by mile
About 74% 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.
The workday shuffle in and out of Strawberry
On a workday 213 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere.
About 920 people are in Strawberry on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
29% of working residents work in Phoenix
Where Strawberry clocks in
29% of workers
8% 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.
A place that makes things: 35% of Strawberry’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Strawberry, 2013 → 2023: 26 → 48. 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 Strawberry’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Most of Strawberry commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Strawberry is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Strawberry 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 256 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.0% of Strawberry households have no vehicle (Arizona 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Strawberry’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 3,771 U.S. towns of 800 to 1,500, Strawberry comes 2,222nd on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somerset MD | 1,151 | $250K | 1.9% | 2.3% | <1% | A+ |
| 2 | Bellerose NY | 1,169 | $232K | 1.6% | 6.1% | 1% | A+ |
| 3 | Baxter Estates NY | 1,014 | $154K | 1.0% | 3.1% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 549 | Mountainaire AZ | 1,103 | $112K | 5.2% | 5.7% | <1% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 1,772 | North Fork AZ | 1,463 | $123K | 13.5% | 5.8% | 0% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,220 | Dunn WI | 1,477 | $75K | 13.4% | 9.0% | <1% | C |
| 2,221 | Boulder Junction WI | 1,075 | $75K | 9.7% | 2.2% | 7% | C |
| 2,222 | Strawberry AZ | 1,094 | $60K | 5.7% | 0.0% | 2% | C |
| 2,223 | Angel Fire NM | 1,170 | $108K | 18.0% | 1.2% | 28% | C |
| 2,224 | Old River-Winfree TX | 1,495 | $72K | 25.8% | 8.5% | 0% | C |
| … | |||||||
| 2,541 | Tubac AZ | 1,294 | $73K | 13.4% | 0.0% | 8% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,771 | Oglala SD | 1,071 | $21K | 68.8% | 26.5% | 0% | 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 Strawberry, the top three, the last and three more from Arizona.
14% of Strawberry works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Strawberry workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry | – | C | D− | 73 min | $60,492 |
| Pine | 14% | C | D | 28 min | $59,432 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Pine. Darker towns draw more of Strawberry’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 Strawberry: questions
What is the median household income in Strawberry?
$60,492 (±$18,631) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Strawberry?
5.7%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Strawberry?
73 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 27% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Strawberry work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (29%, 66 mi), Pine (14%, 2 mi), Payson (8%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Strawberry walkable?
Strawberry is more walkable than 3% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 4.1 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Strawberry 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 Strawberry, from the people who make the trip.
More of Strawberry
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.