Work & commute · Yuma

Work & commute in Yuma, AZ

60% of Yuma’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Phoenix (6%), San Luis (3%) and Somerton (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

60%

24,128 of 40,211 working residents

Typical commute

5 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 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 16,083 Yuma residents head out of town to work, 24,128 work right here, and 22,404 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Yuma.

16,083live here, work elsewhere

24,128live and work here

22,404work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Yuma goes to work

Yuma (in town)right here

60%24,128

Phoenix159 mi away

6%2,421

San Luis11.5 mi away

3%1,092

Somerton11.7 mi away

2%969

Fortuna Foothills12.8 mi away

2%667

Tucson214.9 mi away

1%500

Tempe162.2 mi away

1%415

Scottsdale174.3 mi away

1%354

Mesa174.1 mi away

1%292

Chandler164.1 mi away

1%278

Everywhere elseother towns and states

23%9,095

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

How far

How far Yuma commutes

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

73%

19%

73%Under 10 mi

7%10–24 mi

0%25–50 mi

19%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Yuma is balanced between jobs and homes

1.16jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.16 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Yuma are

46,532 jobs are based in Yuma. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Yuma’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Yuma

46,532 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)61%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month45%

Jobs Yuma residents hold

40,211 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)23%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)59%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month44%

+27%

Jobs based in Yuma, 2013 → 2023: 36,680 → 46,532. 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.