Washington Park has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.3 for each
Only 4% work in Washington Park itself; outside it, Phoenix draws the most (37%, 74 miles). 9 jobs are based in Washington Park, against 27 working residents. 100% of workers have no commute at all, against 18% across Arizona.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Washington Park for work, and who comes in
On a workday 26 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Washington Park on a workday afternoon, 100% 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.
Where people from Washington Park work
Where Washington Park clocks in
37% of workers
19% 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.
Goods, not services: 44% of the jobs in Washington Park
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Washington Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Washington Park
of Washington Park workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The distance from Washington Park to work
About 67% 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.
Work in the towns next to Washington Park
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Washington Park workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Park | – | — | — | — | — |
| Whispering Pines | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Whispering Pines: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Washington Park’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 Washington Park: questions
What is the poverty rate in Washington Park?
0.0%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Washington Park work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (37%, 74 mi), Payson (19%, 11 mi), Mesa (7%, 74 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Washington Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Washington Park
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.