Work & commute · Somerton

Work & commute in Somerton, AZ

Most working residents leave Somerton for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Yuma (42%), Phoenix (9%) and San Luis (6%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

10%

403 of 3,946 working residents

Typical commute

9 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

23 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 3,543 Somerton residents head out of town to work, 403 work right here, and 2,295 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Somerton.

3,543live here, work elsewhere

403live and work here

2,295work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Somerton goes to work

Yuma11.7 mi away

42%1,666

Somerton (in town)right here

10%403

Phoenix165.1 mi away

9%342

San Luis8.2 mi away

6%238

Tucson225.4 mi away

2%63

Tempe169.2 mi away

2%62

Mesa181.3 mi away

1%37

Chandler171.5 mi away

1%31

Scottsdale180.2 mi away

1%30

Gilbert178.2 mi away

1%26

Everywhere elseother towns and states

27%1,048

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

How far

How far Somerton commutes

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

58%

16%

26%

58%Under 10 mi

16%10–24 mi

1%25–50 mi

26%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Somerton is a commuter town

0.68jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Somerton are

2,698 jobs are based in Somerton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Somerton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Somerton

2,698 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)30%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less30%

$1,251–$3,333 a month41%

Over $3,333 a month29%

Jobs Somerton residents hold

3,946 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)31%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month42%

Over $3,333 a month36%

+17%

Jobs based in Somerton, 2013 → 2023: 2,310 → 2,698. 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.