Work & commute · Fort Apache

Work & commute in Fort Apache, AZ

Most working residents leave Fort Apache for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Whiteriver (49%), Show Low (8%) and Phoenix (5%). Half commute less than 29 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 37 working residents

Typical commute

29 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 37 Fort Apache residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 75 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Fort Apache.

37live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

75work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Fort Apache goes to work

Whiteriver3.8 mi away

49%18

Show Low32.9 mi away

8%3

Phoenix121.8 mi away

5%2

Winslow94.7 mi away

3%1

Holbrook77.7 mi away

3%1

Tempe115.2 mi away

3%1

Williams160.4 mi away

3%1

Camp Verde119.6 mi away

3%1

Tucson124.1 mi away

3%1

Scottsdale107.9 mi away

3%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

19%7

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

How far

How far Fort Apache commutes

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

49%

14%

38%

49%Under 10 mi

0%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

38%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Fort Apache is a job hub

2.03jobs per working resident

A job hub

2.0 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Fort Apache are

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

Jobs based in Fort Apache

75 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less37%

$1,251–$3,333 a month52%

Over $3,333 a month11%

Jobs Fort Apache residents hold

37 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities14%

Services (health, schools, offices…)78%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month43%

Over $3,333 a month46%

−85%

Jobs based in Fort Apache, 2013 → 2023: 514 → 75. 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.