Work & commute · Gilbert

Work & commute in Gilbert, AZ

Most working residents leave Gilbert for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are Phoenix (23%), Chandler (14%) and Mesa (14%). Half commute less than 12 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

15%

18,266 of 125,519 working residents

Typical commute

12 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

26 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

26%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 107,253 Gilbert residents head out of town to work, 18,266 work right here, and 68,673 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Gilbert.

107,253live here, work elsewhere

18,266live and work here

68,673work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Gilbert goes to work

Phoenix26.9 mi away

23%29,387

Gilbert (in town)right here

15%18,266

Chandler6.7 mi away

14%17,743

Mesa6.2 mi away

14%17,243

Tempe12.1 mi away

14%17,036

Scottsdale26.6 mi away

6%8,146

Queen Creek9 mi away

1%1,691

Tucson94.8 mi away

1%1,476

Glendale30 mi away

1%1,076

San Tan Valley13.9 mi away

0%526

Everywhere elseother towns and states

10%12,929

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

How far

How far Gilbert commutes

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

39%

45%

11%

39%Under 10 mi

45%10–24 mi

11%25–50 mi

5%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Gilbert is a commuter town

0.69jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Gilbert are

86,939 jobs are based in Gilbert. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Gilbert’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Gilbert

86,939 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)17%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)64%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month29%

Over $3,333 a month56%

Jobs Gilbert residents hold

125,519 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities18%

Services (health, schools, offices…)68%

$1,250 a month or less11%

$1,251–$3,333 a month19%

Over $3,333 a month69%

+73%

Jobs based in Gilbert, 2013 → 2023: 50,381 → 86,939. 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.