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Jobs & commute in Winslow West

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Winslow West works elsewhere

At home: 5% of workers have no commute at all (Arizona 18%). There are 12 jobs in Winslow West, and 151 of its residents work somewhere. Poverty touches 36.7% of residents, where Arizona as a whole has 12.5%.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

In and out of Winslow West on a workday

On a workday 151 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.

151live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
12work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night340
Workday200
340live here− 150head out to work+ 12come in to work= 200on a workday

About 200 people are in Winslow West on a workday afternoon, 41% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.08jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

19% of working residents work in Winslow

Winslow: 28 residents work here (19%)Holbrook: 10 residents work here (7%)Tempe: 3 residents work here (2%)Taylor: 3 residents work here (2%)Phoenix: 11 residents work here (7%)Chino Valley: 3 residents work here (2%)Flagstaff: 25 residents work here (17%)La QuintaSpringfield TownshipSt. Michaels: 4 residents work here (3%)Joseph City: 8 residents work here (5%)Winslow WestKykotsmovi Village: 4 residents work here (3%)WinslowFlagstaffPhoenixHolbrookJoseph CitySt. MichaelsWinslow West
1
Winslow2.2 mi away
19%28
2
Flagstaff53.4 mi away
17%25
3
Phoenix126 mi away
7%11
4
Holbrook31.2 mi away
7%10
5
Joseph City21.5 mi away
5%8
6
St. Michaels101.9 mi away
3%4
7
Kykotsmovi Village56.6 mi away
3%4
8
Tempe131.1 mi away
2%3
9
Taylor51.3 mi away
2%3
10
Chino Valley97.9 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
34%52
The top trips

Where Winslow West clocks in

Lines 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.

The jobs

Services make up most of the work in Winslow West

Jobs based in Winslow WestJobs Winslow West residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%17%
Trade, transport & utilities0%14%
Services: health, schools, offices100%69%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less17%15%
$1,251–$3,333 a month75%34%
Over $3,333 a month8%52%

Who does it

29 or younger8%17%
30 to 5442%60%
55 and older50%23%
−69%

Jobs based in Winslow West, 2014 → 2024: 39 → 12. 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 2024.

Here is what they are, next to the jobs Winslow West’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Winslow West

Working from home
5%

of Winslow West workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Winslow West gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 75 commuters (the 5% 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

Short hops and long hauls from Winslow West

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miWinslow: 19% · 2.2 miFlagstaff: 17% · 53.4 miPhoenix: 7% · 126 miHolbrook: 7% · 31.2 miJoseph City: 5% · 21.5 miSt. Michaels: 3% · 101.9 miKykotsmovi Village: 3% · 56.6 miTempe: 2% · 131.1 miTaylor: 2% · 51.3 miChino Valley: 2% · 97.9 miWinslow 19%Phoenix 7%Holbrook 7%Joseph City 5%Winslow West
Winslow WestTop destinations (size = commuters)
19%Under 10 mi29 residents
7%10–24 mi10 residents
15%25–50 mi23 residents
59%Over 50 mi89 residents

About 59% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

Next door

Bordering towns draw 19% of Winslow West’s workers

Jobs & commute next door

TownWinslow West workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Winslow West–———$33,155
Winslow19%D−B+15 min$58,346

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

The biggest share goes to Winslow. Darker towns draw more of Winslow West’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Winslow West: questions

What is the median household income in Winslow West?

$33,155 (±$26,894) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Winslow West?

36.7%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Winslow West work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Winslow (19%, 2 mi), Flagstaff (17%, 53 mi), Phoenix (7%, 126 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Can you get around Winslow West without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Winslow West, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Winslow West

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.