Cliff has 2.1 jobs for every working resident: 130 people commute in to work
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cliff nearly doubles on a workday
On a workday 61 residents head out to work, 4 work right here, and 130 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Cliff on a workday afternoon, 65% more than live here.
2.1 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Where Cliff’s workers come from
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Cliff clocks in
37% of workers
5% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 134 jobs in Cliff are
134 jobs are based in Cliff. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Cliff’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cliff, 2013 → 2023: 107 → 134. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Working from home in Cliff
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
of Cliff workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15 commuters (the 0% who work from home are left out). Across New Mexico: 84% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
Half of Cliff commutes less than 25 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 31% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Cliff and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Cliff’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cliff workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff | – | — | — | — | $47,969 |
| Gila | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Gila: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Cliff: questions
What is the median household income in Cliff?
$47,969 (±$15,577) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cliff?
9.4%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cliff work?
6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Silver City (37%, 24 mi), Albuquerque (5%, 186 mi), Las Cruces (5%, 115 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cliff without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cliff, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cliff
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.