Work & commute · Ajo

Work & commute in Ajo, AZ

About one in 3 of Ajo’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Tucson (16%), Phoenix (13%) and Tempe (3%). Half commute less than 85 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

35%

297 of 837 working residents

Typical commute

85 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

17 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 540 Ajo residents head out of town to work, 297 work right here, and 141 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Ajo.

540live here, work elsewhere

297live and work here

141work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Ajo goes to work

Ajo (in town)right here

35%297

Tucson118.8 mi away

16%130

Phoenix93.6 mi away

13%107

Tempe88.3 mi away

3%26

Mesa97.1 mi away

3%22

Chandler85.9 mi away

2%19

Gila Bend40.8 mi away

2%18

Why12.8 mi away

2%18

Casa Grande74.2 mi away

2%15

Scottsdale107.1 mi away

2%13

Everywhere elseother towns and states

21%172

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far Ajo commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

36%

59%

36%Under 10 mi

2%10–24 mi

3%25–50 mi

59%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Ajo is a commuter town

0.52jobs per working resident

A commuter town

0.52 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Ajo are

438 jobs are based in Ajo. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Ajo’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Ajo

438 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)1%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)86%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month39%

Over $3,333 a month40%

Jobs Ajo residents hold

837 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)75%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month47%

−2%

Jobs based in Ajo, 2013 → 2023: 445 → 438. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.