Work & commute · Chandler

Work & commute in Chandler, AZ

About one in 4 of Chandler’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Phoenix (26%), Tempe (16%) and Mesa (9%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

23%

30,227 of 131,816 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

24 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

25%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 101,589 Chandler residents head out of town to work, 30,227 work right here, and 115,727 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Chandler.

101,589live here, work elsewhere

30,227live and work here

115,727work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Chandler goes to work

Phoenix24.3 mi away

26%34,561

Chandler (in town)right here

23%30,227

Tempe8.6 mi away

16%21,215

Mesa11.2 mi away

9%11,563

Gilbert6.7 mi away

7%8,672

Scottsdale27.7 mi away

6%8,015

Tucson96.7 mi away

1%1,596

Glendale26.1 mi away

1%1,079

Queen Creek14.1 mi away

1%850

Peoria45.3 mi away

0%527

Everywhere elseother towns and states

10%13,511

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

How far

How far Chandler commutes

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

48%

39%

48%Under 10 mi

39%10–24 mi

8%25–50 mi

5%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Chandler is balanced between jobs and homes

1.11jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.11 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Chandler are

145,954 jobs are based in Chandler. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Chandler’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Chandler

145,954 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)58%

$1,250 a month or less10%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month66%

Jobs Chandler residents hold

131,816 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)16%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month69%

+56%

Jobs based in Chandler, 2013 → 2023: 93,777 → 145,954. 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.