Carlsbad Irrigation District · Photo: Fred Quivik · Public domainMore than half of Livingston Wheeler’s working residents commute to Carlsbad
For 0% of workers, the job is at home (New Mexico 12%). Livingston Wheeler has 21 jobs, against 276 working residents. 6.1% of residents live below the poverty line, where New Mexico as a whole has 17.8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Livingston Wheeler: the figures worth knowing
More than half of Livingston Wheeler works in Carlsbad
167 working residents, 61%, have their main job in Carlsbad, 2.3 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Livingston Wheeler itself. The commute map ↓
Livingston Wheeler is a place people come home to
There are 21 jobs based in Livingston Wheeler, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Livingston Wheeler has about 210 people in it, 55% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Most Livingston Wheeler residents work close to home
70% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home. How far ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 276 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where Livingston Wheeler’s working residents head each day
Where Livingston Wheeler clocks in
61% of workers
4% of workers
3% of workersLines 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.
The daily commute in and out of Livingston Wheeler
On a workday 276 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 210 people are in Livingston Wheeler on a workday afternoon, 55% fewer than live here.
0.08 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 2023, primary jobs.
How far Livingston Wheeler goes to work
About 21% 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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The kinds of work in Livingston Wheeler
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Livingston Wheeler, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 21. 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.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Livingston Wheeler’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Livingston Wheeler
of Livingston Wheeler workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 147 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
61% of Livingston Wheeler works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Livingston Wheeler workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston Wheeler | – | — | — | — | $79,329 |
| Carlsbad | 61% | C | B | 22 min | $72,306 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Carlsbad. Darker towns draw more of Livingston Wheeler’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Livingston Wheeler: questions
What is the median household income in Livingston Wheeler?
$79,329 (±$75,260) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Livingston Wheeler?
6.1%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Livingston Wheeler work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Livingston Wheeler without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 25% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Livingston Wheeler, from the people who make the trip.
More of Livingston Wheeler
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.