Photo: Marine 69-71 · CC BY-SA 4.0Work, pay and getting to work in Winkelman
Only 3% work in Winkelman itself; outside it, Phoenix draws the most (13%, 87 miles). 0% of workers have no commute at all (Arizona 18%). 77 jobs are based in Winkelman, and 112 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Winkelman
On a workday 109 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 74 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Winkelman on a workday afternoon, 12% fewer than live here.
0.69 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.
The towns that employ Winkelman’s residents
Where Winkelman clocks in
13% of workers
8% of workers
6% 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 Winkelman, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Winkelman, 2013 → 2023: 345 → 77. 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 Winkelman’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Winkelman
of Winkelman workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 32 commuters (the 0% 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.
Half of Winkelman commutes less than 65 miles
About 70% 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.
How Winkelman compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Hayden (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Winkelman workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winkelman | – | — | — | — | $40,333 |
| Hayden | 4% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Hayden: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Winkelman’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 Winkelman: questions
What is the median household income in Winkelman?
$40,333 (±$16,373) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Winkelman?
48.7%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Winkelman work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (13%, 87 mi), Mesa (8%, 62 mi), Scottsdale (6%, 80 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Winkelman 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 Winkelman, from the people who make the trip.
More of Winkelman
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.