Work & commute · Willcox

Work & commute in Willcox, AZ

About one in 4 of Willcox’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Tucson (14%), Phoenix (6%) and Safford (3%). Half commute less than 36 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

28%

342 of 1,238 working residents

Typical commute

36 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

16 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 896 Willcox residents head out of town to work, 342 work right here, and 855 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Willcox.

896live here, work elsewhere

342live and work here

855work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Willcox goes to work

Willcox (in town)right here

28%342

Tucson60.9 mi away

14%176

Phoenix159.4 mi away

6%73

Safford41 mi away

3%36

Benson37.1 mi away

3%36

Tempe144.8 mi away

2%22

Sierra Vista55.2 mi away

2%21

Bisbee59.3 mi away

2%20

Marana77.2 mi away

2%20

Douglas61.4 mi away

1%16

Everywhere elseother towns and states

38%476

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

How far

How far Willcox commutes

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

36%

10%

44%

36%Under 10 mi

9%10–24 mi

10%25–50 mi

44%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Willcox is balanced between jobs and homes

0.97jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.97 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Willcox are

1,197 jobs are based in Willcox. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Willcox’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Willcox

1,197 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities26%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less17%

$1,251–$3,333 a month35%

Over $3,333 a month48%

Jobs Willcox residents hold

1,238 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities23%

Services (health, schools, offices…)54%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month48%

−7%

Jobs based in Willcox, 2013 → 2023: 1,292 → 1,197. 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.