Work & commute · Apache Junction

Work & commute in Apache Junction, AZ

Most working residents leave Apache Junction for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Phoenix (24%), Mesa (19%) and Tempe (9%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1,186 of 18,350 working residents

Typical commute

23 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

14%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 17,164 Apache Junction residents head out of town to work, 1,186 work right here, and 6,473 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Apache Junction.

17,164live here, work elsewhere

1,186live and work here

6,473work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Apache Junction goes to work

Phoenix34.3 mi away

24%4,369

Mesa10.2 mi away

19%3,449

Tempe22.6 mi away

9%1,699

Apache Junction (in town)right here

6%1,186

Gilbert12.6 mi away

6%1,180

Chandler19.3 mi away

6%1,153

Scottsdale27.9 mi away

5%968

Tucson93.5 mi away

3%526

Glendale38.8 mi away

2%349

Queen Creek10.8 mi away

1%206

Everywhere elseother towns and states

18%3,265

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

How far

How far Apache Junction commutes

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

17%

41%

33%

17%Under 10 mi

41%10–24 mi

33%25–50 mi

9%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Apache Junction is a commuter town

0.42jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Apache Junction are

7,659 jobs are based in Apache Junction. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Apache Junction’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Apache Junction

7,659 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities27%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month46%

Jobs Apache Junction residents hold

18,350 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities24%

Services (health, schools, offices…)60%

$1,250 a month or less14%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month55%

−6%

Jobs based in Apache Junction, 2013 → 2023: 8,136 → 7,659. 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.