Work & commute · Tolleson

Work & commute in Tolleson, AZ

Most working residents leave Tolleson for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Phoenix (50%), Tempe (6%) and Glendale (5%). Half commute less than 11 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

10%

289 of 2,866 working residents

Typical commute

11 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

22 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

20%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 2,577 Tolleson residents head out of town to work, 289 work right here, and 21,027 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Tolleson.

2,577live here, work elsewhere

289live and work here

21,027work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Tolleson goes to work

Phoenix12.8 mi away

50%1,423

Tolleson (in town)right here

10%289

Tempe19.2 mi away

6%181

Glendale7 mi away

5%137

Goodyear14.9 mi away

4%110

Scottsdale28 mi away

3%97

Avondale10.3 mi away

3%97

Peoria24.6 mi away

3%77

Mesa31.3 mi away

2%66

Chandler26 mi away

2%56

Everywhere elseother towns and states

12%333

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

How far

How far Tolleson commutes

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

45%

45%Under 10 mi

45%10–24 mi

5%25–50 mi

4%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Tolleson is a job hub

7.44jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Tolleson are

21,316 jobs are based in Tolleson. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Tolleson’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Tolleson

21,316 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)27%

Trade, transport & utilities52%

Services (health, schools, offices…)20%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month31%

Over $3,333 a month61%

Jobs Tolleson residents hold

2,866 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)20%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month36%

Over $3,333 a month52%

+101%

Jobs based in Tolleson, 2013 → 2023: 10,631 → 21,316. 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.