Making a living in Yarnell
Only 1% stay in Yarnell for work; outside it, Phoenix is the main destination (25%, 60 miles). For 11% of workers, the job is at home, next to 18% for Arizona as a whole. A typical one-way commute lasts 20 minutes, next to 25 for Arizona and 26 for the U.S.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Yarnell
On a workday 138 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 93 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.
0.68 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.
Commuting out of Yarnell: the destinations
Where Yarnell clocks in
25% of workers
13% 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.
Yarnell makes things: 39% of its jobs are in goods
95 jobs are based in Yarnell.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Yarnell, 2013 → 2023: 55 → 95. 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 Yarnell’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 20 minutes each way for Yarnell’s commuters
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Yarnell workers work from home, vs 18% across Arizona. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 113 commuters (the 11% 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 Yarnell goes to work
About 57% 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.
The towns around Yarnell
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Yarnell workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yarnell | – | — | — | 20 min | $47,609 |
| Peeples Valley | under 3% | — | — | 26 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Peeples Valley: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Yarnell’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 Yarnell: questions
What is the median household income in Yarnell?
$47,609 (±$10,326) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $79,964 across Arizona and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Yarnell?
10.3%, against 12.5% across Arizona and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Yarnell?
20 minutes each way on average, against 25 across Arizona and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Yarnell work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Phoenix (25%, 60 mi), Wickenburg (13%, 17 mi), Prescott (6%, 31 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Yarnell without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 9% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Yarnell, from the people who make the trip.
More of Yarnell
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.