Tucson Mountains has higher household incomes than 92% of U.S. towns
Only 2% stay in Tucson Mountains for work; outside it, Tucson is the main destination (48%, 15 miles). 8.9% of residents live below the poverty line, where Arizona as a whole has 12.5%. For jobs and income Tucson Mountains is better than 80% of U.S. towns (A−); for walkability it is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (C+).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Tucson Mountains and work: the main findings
Much of Tucson Mountains works one town over
53% of working residents work in a town that borders Tucson Mountains: Tucson (48%) and Marana (5%). Next door ↓
Tucson Mountains is a place people come home to
There are 853 jobs based in Tucson Mountains, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Tucson Mountains has about 7,700 people in it, 32% fewer than live here. 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.
The figures behind Tucson Mountains’ Jobs & income grade
Household income is its strongest input ($134,474, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate ranks lowest, though still above most U.S. towns. It also does well on the poverty rate and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Tucson Mountains could be anywhere from B to A+.
Who leaves Tucson Mountains for work, and who comes in
On a workday 4,362 residents head out to work, 105 work right here, and 748 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,700 people are in Tucson Mountains on a workday afternoon, 32% fewer than live here.
0.19 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 Tucson Mountains: the destinations
Where Tucson Mountains clocks in
48% of workers
7% 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.
What work there is in Tucson Mountains: 853 jobs
853 jobs are based in Tucson Mountains.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tucson Mountains, 2013 → 2023: 837 → 853. 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 Tucson Mountains’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How long Tucson Mountains spends getting to work: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Tucson Mountains workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,821 commuters (the 23% 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 it is to work from Tucson Mountains
About 22% 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 commute in Tucson Mountains is mostly behind the wheel
How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 2.2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.9% across Arizona, on an EPA index of 5.7.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,940 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 4% 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 2.6 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 73% 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). 1.5% of Tucson Mountains households have no vehicle (Arizona 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). <1% of Tucson Mountains’ commuters take a bus or train.
747th of 2,507: where Tucson Mountains ranks among U.S. towns of 8,000 to 15,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 2 | Beverly Hills MI | 10,449 | $177K | 1.7% | 1.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Ladue MO | 8,934 | $250K | 1.1% | 1.7% | 5% | A+ |
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| 80 | Paradise Valley AZ | 12,251 | $247K | 5.5% | 2.1% | 6% | A+ |
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| 745 | Brimfield Township OH | 11,511 | $91K | 7.5% | 2.9% | 5% | A− |
| 746 | Perry Township OH | 8,835 | $104K | 6.2% | 3.4% | 12% | A− |
| 747 | Tucson Mountains AZ | 11,353 | $134K | 8.9% | 3.0% | 2% | A− |
| 748 | Lindenhurst IL | 14,810 | $131K | 4.1% | 6.7% | 3% | A− |
| 749 | Cumberland IN | 8,066 | $87K | 6.4% | 3.7% | 1% | A− |
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| 811 | Corona de Tucson AZ | 9,566 | $133K | 2.6% | 4.6% | 1% | A− |
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| 853 | Gold Canyon AZ | 13,107 | $93K | 3.8% | 3.8% | 5% | A− |
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| 2,507 | Roma TX | 11,543 | $25K | 37.1% | 12.4% | 22% | 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 Tucson Mountains, the top three, the last and three more from Arizona.
53% of Tucson Mountains works in a bordering town
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tucson Mountains workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson Mountains | – | A− | C+ | 27 min | $134,474 |
| Tucson | 48% | C | A | 22 min | $57,073 |
| Marana | 5% | A− | C+ | 28 min | $112,606 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Tucson. Darker towns draw more of Tucson Mountains’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 Tucson Mountains: questions
What is the median household income in Tucson Mountains?
$134,474 (±$15,226) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tucson Mountains?
8.9%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Tucson Mountains?
27 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 23% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Tucson Mountains work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Tucson (48%, 15 mi), Phoenix (7%, 107 mi), Marana (5%, 13 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Tucson Mountains walkable?
Tucson Mountains is more walkable than 36% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 5.7 out of 20, and 2% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Tucson Mountains without a car?
<1% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Tucson Mountains, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tucson Mountains
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.