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Jobs & commute in Gila Hot Springs

Jobs, income and commuting in Gila Hot Springs, NM

Hardly any work in Gila Hot Springs itself; outside it, Silver City draws the most (30%, 29 miles). Gila Hot Springs has 10 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

The daily flow of workers through Gila Hot Springs

On a workday 10 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

10live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night10
Workday0
10live here− 10head out to work+ 0come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Gila Hot Springs on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.

The commute map

The places Gila Hot Springs commutes to

Safford: 1 residents work here (10%)Delray Beach: 1 residents work here (10%)Las Vegas: 1 residents work here (10%)Silver City: 3 residents work here (30%)Albuquerque: 1 residents work here (10%)Gila Hot SpringsSilver CitySaffordDelray BeachLas VegasAlbuquerqueGila Hot Springs
1
Silver City28.7 mi away
30%3
2
Safford, AZ89.9 mi away
10%1
3
Delray Beach, FL1742.3 mi away
10%1
4
Las Vegas, NV452.6 mi away
10%1
5
Albuquerque159.5 mi away
10%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
30%3
The top trips

Where Gila Hot Springs clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

How far

How many miles Gila Hot Springs commutes

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSilver City: 30% · 28.7 miSafford: 10% · 89.9 miDelray Beach: 10% · 1742.3 miLas Vegas: 10% · 452.6 miAlbuquerque: 10% · 159.5 miSilver City 30%Safford 10%Delray Beach 10%Las Vegas 10%Albuquerque 10%Gila Hot Springs
Gila Hot SpringsTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
0%10–24 mi0 residents
50%25–50 mi5 residents
50%Over 50 mi5 residents

About 50% 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 2024.

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Gila Hot Springs: questions

What is the poverty rate in Gila Hot Springs?

0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Gila Hot Springs work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Silver City (30%, 29 mi), Safford (10%, 90 mi), Delray Beach (10%, 1742 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Gila Hot Springs, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Gila Hot Springs

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Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, 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.