Harquahala Peak Observatory · Photo: Stephen M.Richard · CC BY-SA 4.0Most of Wenden commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Employers in Wenden report 22 jobs; 164 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Wenden; the top destination outside it is Phoenix (18%, 85 miles). 12% of workers work from home; Arizona has 18%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Wenden
On a workday 163 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Wenden on a workday afternoon, 35% 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.
The towns that employ Wenden’s residents
Where Wenden clocks in
18% of workers
9% of workers
4% 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.
In Wenden, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Wenden, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 22. 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 Wenden’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Wenden: about 15 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Wenden workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 181 commuters (the 12% 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 Wenden
About 78% 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.
Around Wenden: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Salome (9%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Wenden workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wenden | – | — | — | 15 min | $46,830 |
| Salome | 9% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Salome: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Wenden’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 Wenden: questions
What is the median household income in Wenden?
$46,830 (±$22,721) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Wenden?
0.2%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Wenden?
15 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Wenden work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (18%, 85 mi), Salome (9%, 5 mi), Glendale (4%, 80 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Wenden 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 Wenden, from the people who make the trip.
More of Wenden
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.