Photo: TimothyMN · CC BY-SA 4.0At 8.9%, unemployment in Winslow is higher than in 92% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Winslow are D− for jobs and income and B+ for walkability. 9% of workers work from home, where Arizona as a whole has 18%. Household incomes here are lower than in 77% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Winslow
Commutes from Winslow are quick
The average trip to work takes 15 minutes, against 25 across Arizona. That’s about 77 hours a year less on the road than the typical Arizona worker. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
44% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Most jobs in Winslow go to people who live here
Of the 2,964 jobs based in Winslow, 45% are held by Winslow residents. In most towns, people from elsewhere hold most of the local jobs. 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 Winslow’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Winslow is better than 4% of U.S. towns, #131 of 140 in Arizona. Household income holds Winslow’s grade up ($58,346, U.S. $80,734); the poverty rate pulls it down (29.8%, U.S. 12.5%).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Winslow could be anywhere from D− to D.
About 15 minutes to work from Winslow
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Winslow workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 2,795 commuters (the 9% 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.
Winslow’s commute, mile by mile
About 44% 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.
Who works in Winslow, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 1,819 residents head out to work, 1,341 work right here, and 1,623 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.94 per resident).
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
6% of working residents work in Flagstaff
Where Winslow clocks in
6% of workers
6% of workers
2% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
2,964 jobs are based in Winslow.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Winslow, 2013 → 2023: 2,762 → 2,964. 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 Winslow’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Winslow is a driving town
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Winslow is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns, #28 of 140 in Arizona. The street layout scores higher than the way people actually get to work: 3.0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, below the 3.9% across Arizona.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 3,072 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 20% 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). 3.0% of Winslow households have no vehicle (Arizona 5.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Winslow’s commuters take a bus or train.
Winslow next to U.S. towns of 5,900 to 11,400
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Glendale MO | 6,060 | $171K | 2.0% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 3 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 366 | Litchfield Park AZ | 6,727 | $126K | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 468 | Rincon Valley AZ | 6,512 | $132K | 4.1% | 1.5% | 2% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 793 | Tucson Mountains AZ | 11,353 | $134K | 8.9% | 3.0% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,946 | Laughlin NV | 8,789 | $46K | 22.1% | 7.1% | 45% | D− |
| 2,947 | Osceola AR | 6,450 | $46K | 26.2% | 10.5% | 31% | D− |
| 2,948 | Winslow AZ | 8,464 | $58K | 29.8% | 8.9% | 42% | D− |
| 2,949 | La Junta CO | 6,864 | $52K | 27.4% | 7.9% | 39% | D− |
| 2,950 | Cordele GA | 9,652 | $34K | 29.0% | 7.5% | 30% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 2,981 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 14% | 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 Winslow, the top three, the last and three more from Arizona.
Next door to Winslow
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Winslow workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winslow | – | D− | B+ | 15 min | $58,346 |
| Winslow West | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Winslow West: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Winslow’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 Winslow: questions
What is the median household income in Winslow?
$58,346 (±$6,095) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Winslow?
29.8%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Winslow?
15 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 9% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Winslow work?
42% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Flagstaff (6%, 53 mi), Phoenix (6%, 128 mi), Holbrook (2%, 32 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Winslow walkable?
Winslow is more walkable than 73% of U.S. towns (Walkability B+): an EPA walkability index of 8.6 out of 20, and 3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Winslow without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Winslow, from the people who make the trip.
More of Winslow
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.