Work & commute · Payson

Work & commute in Payson, AZ

About one in 3 of Payson’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Phoenix (20%), Mesa (5%) and Scottsdale (5%). Half commute less than 62 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

33%

1,851 of 5,607 working residents

Typical commute

62 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 3,756 Payson residents head out of town to work, 1,851 work right here, and 2,334 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Payson.

3,756live here, work elsewhere

1,851live and work here

2,334work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Payson goes to work

Payson (in town)right here

33%1,851

Phoenix64.1 mi away

20%1,109

Mesa62.6 mi away

5%292

Scottsdale49.6 mi away

5%287

Tempe68.8 mi away

5%282

Chandler73.1 mi away

3%163

Globe67.5 mi away

2%128

Gilbert68.8 mi away

2%120

Glendale70 mi away

2%118

Tucson146.8 mi away

2%97

Everywhere elseother towns and states

21%1,160

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

How far

How far Payson commutes

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

35%

62%

35%Under 10 mi

2%10–24 mi

1%25–50 mi

62%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Payson is a commuter town

0.75jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Payson are

4,185 jobs are based in Payson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Payson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Payson

4,185 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month39%

Over $3,333 a month42%

Jobs Payson residents hold

5,607 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)10%

Trade, transport & utilities21%

Services (health, schools, offices…)69%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month51%

+20%

Jobs based in Payson, 2013 → 2023: 3,501 → 4,185. 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.