Market Research, Data & Maps

Chandler is home to nationally recognized employers representing a wide range of industries. Download our Leading Employer List for employment counts and our Business News document for information on business attraction and expansion projects.

• Leading Employer List
• Business News

Our corporate-friendly environment is highlighted by the fact that more than 30 companies on the 2024 Fortune 1000 list have office locations in Chandler. Together, these companies have more than 35,000 employees in Chandler, which translates to about 30% of citywide employment. Two of these companies, Insight Enterprises and Microchip Technology, are headquartered in Chandler. Companies are listed below with Fortune 1000 rank in parentheses.

• CVS Health (6)
• Alphabet - Waymo subsidiary (8)
• Cardinal Health (14)
• Bank of America (18)
• General Motors (19)
• Walgreens (28)
• Verizon (31)
• Wells Fargo (34)
• Allstate (73)
• Intel (79)
• Liberty Mutual (87)
• Northrop Grumman (109)
• Honeywell International (114)
• Qualcomm (117)
• Broadcom (118)
• PayPal (145)
• Avnet (157)
• Charles Schwab (160)
• CDW (189)
• Stryker (197)
• Stanley Black & Decker (263)
• Republic Services (276)
• Air Products & Chemicals (322)
• Western Digital - SanDisk subsidiary (334)
• Analog Devices (335)
• Insight Enterprises (427)
• Microchip Technology (447)
• Voya Financial (487)
• Crown Castle International (505)
• Ametek (536)
• Comfort Systems USA (629)
• Snap (679)
• Qorvo (807)

Chandler is an attractive, diverse, educated and growing community. Download our Demographics One-Pager for information on population growth, income levels and our community's workforce. We also can provide custom data reports on request.

• Demographics

There is about 12 million square feet of office space in Chandler, offering everything from corporate campuses to executive office suites.  See below for an interactive virtual tour of some office projects that are at least 20,000 square feet.

• Office Projects Interactive Map

There is more than 28 million square feet of industrial space throughout Chandler, with buildings suitable for high-tech manufacturing, assembly, distribution and other uses. See below for an interactive virtual tour of some industrial projects that are at least 20,000 square feet.

• Industrial Projects Interactive Map

There are a number of coworking spaces in Chandler. See below for an interactive virtual tour.

• Coworking Spaces Interactive Map

Chandler has five designated employment corridors: Airpark Area, Downtown Chandler, Price Corridor, Uptown Chandler and West Chandler. In these areas, current business activity and land reserved for future employment uses are most concentrated. Download our employment center sheets for area data along with maps showing some of the leading businesses.

• Airpark Area
• Downtown Chandler
• Price Corridor
• Uptown Chandler
• West Chandler

Chandler continues to experience population growth and residential developers are delivering new projects to meet demand for housing. Download our housing projects maps for information on projects that are planned, under construction and recently completed.

• Multi-Family Projects Map
• Single-Family Projects Map

Visitors to Chandler have many options for overnight accommodations. Take an interactive virtual tour of Chandler's existing hotels. See below for a complete listing that includes number of rooms at each and total room count.

VisitChandler.com for things to do, events, restaurants and shopping in Chandler.

Employers in Chandler recruit from a talented and diverse workforce. Within Chandler, educational attainment is well above regional, state and national levels. Beyond Chandler, the Greater Phoenix region offers a workforce of more than 2.6 million people.
 

High School Graduate

• 95% Chandler
• 91% Greater Phoenix
• 90% Arizona
• 91% United States

At Least Some College

• 77% Chandler
• 67% Greater Phoenix
• 65% Arizona
• 64% USA

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

• 49% Chandler
• 36% Greater Phoenix
• 34% Arizona
• 37% USA

Data Source: ESRI Business Analyst - Educational Attainment Ages 25+ (2024)

Chandler residents earn among the highest wages in the Greater Phoenix area. This buying power creates demand for quality retail establishments and first in market concepts.
 

Median Household Income

• Gilbert: $121,543
• Scottsdale: $115,409
• Chandler: $107,339
• Phoenix: $79,694
• Mesa: $79,614
• Tempe: $76,682
• Glendale: $74,072

Per Capita Income

• Scottsdale: $82,148
• Chandler: $52,876
• Gilbert: $51,903
• Tempe: $44,114
• Mesa: $40,844
• Phoenix: $40,803
• Glendale: $34,040

Data Source: ESRI Business Analyst (2024)

The numbers below were published in the Cost of Living Index, which reports on cost of living differences among 261 participating urban areas. The average for all places equals 100, and each participant's index is read as a percentage of the average for all places. While Phoenix is currently just above the national average, cost of living is lower than most of our peer markets.
 

Phoenix Cost of Living Index

• Composite Score: 104.3
• Groceries: 103.1
• Housing: 113.5
• Utilities: 101.2
• Transportation: 99.8
• Healthcare: 87.7
• Miscellaneous Goods & Services: 101.7

Source: Cost of Living Index (Q1 2024) 

During a time of rising housing costs within our region and nationally, Greater Phoenix still compares favorably to most of our peer markets. The table below shows metropolitan area Cost of Housing Index (CHI) scores, which represents the portion of a typical family's pre-tax income needed to make a mortgage payment on a median-priced home. The data is tracked for 176 metropolitan areas.
 

Percent of Homes Affordable for Median Income
(National Affordability Ranking)

• Chicago, IL: 31% (89)
• Washington, DC: 34% (112)
• Austin, TX: 34% (112)
• Dallas, TX: 35% (121)
• Phoenix, AZ: 39% (137)
• Salt Lake City, UT: 40% (144)
• Denver, CO: 42% (151)
• Portland, OR: 43% (153)
• Boston, MA: 44% (159)
• Las Vegas, NV: 45% (161)
• Seattle, WA: 46% (163)
• San Francisco, CA: 69% (172)
• San Diego, CA: 70% (173)

Source: National Association of Home Builders (Q1 2024)