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Jobs & commute in Lower Frisco

Lower Frisco has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Employers in Lower Frisco report 1 jobs; 18 of its residents have a job. Hardly any work in Lower Frisco; the top destination outside it is Reserve (17%, 4 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Lower Frisco on a workday afternoon

On a workday 18 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

18live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.06jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where the trip to work from Lower Frisco ends

Reserve: 3 residents work here (17%)Silver City: 1 residents work here (6%)Grants: 1 residents work here (6%)Albuquerque: 3 residents work here (17%)Las Cruces: 1 residents work here (6%)Santa Fe: 1 residents work here (6%)Lower FriscoGlenwood: 1 residents work here (6%)RiversTome: 2 residents work here (11%)Apache Creek: 1 residents work here (6%)Los Chaves: 1 residents work here (6%)ReserveAlbuquerqueTomeSilver CityGrantsLas CrucesLower Frisco
1
Reserve4.1 mi away
17%3
2
Albuquerque158 mi away
17%3
3
Tome139.7 mi away
11%2
4
Silver City67.4 mi away
6%1
5
Grants117.1 mi away
6%1
6
Las Cruces147.7 mi away
6%1
7
Santa Fe211.4 mi away
6%1
8
Glenwood23.7 mi away
6%1
9
Apache Creek17.4 mi away
6%1
10
Los Chaves137.8 mi away
6%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
17%3
The top trips

Where Lower Frisco 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.

The jobs

Most jobs in Lower Frisco are in services

Jobs based in Lower FriscoJobs Lower Frisco residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%22%
Trade, transport & utilities0%39%
Services: health, schools, offices100%39%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%28%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%33%
Over $3,333 a month100%39%

Who does it

29 or younger0%11%
30 to 54100%56%
55 and older0%33%

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 Lower Frisco’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

How far Lower Frisco goes to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miReserve: 17% · 4.1 miAlbuquerque: 17% · 158 miTome: 11% · 139.7 miSilver City: 6% · 67.4 miGrants: 6% · 117.1 miLas Cruces: 6% · 147.7 miSanta Fe: 6% · 211.4 miGlenwood: 6% · 23.7 miApache Creek: 6% · 17.4 miLos Chaves: 6% · 137.8 miReserve 17%Albuquerque 17%Tome 11%Silver City 6%Grants 6%Lower Frisco
Lower FriscoTop destinations (size = commuters)
22%Under 10 mi4 residents
22%10–24 mi4 residents
0%25–50 mi0 residents
56%Over 50 mi10 residents

About 56% 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.

Next door

Around Lower Frisco: the bordering towns

Rivers: few work hereRiversLower Frisco
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%

Jobs & commute next door

TownLower Frisco workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Lower Frisco–————
Riversunder 6%————

Same-state neighbors only. Rivers: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

Darker towns draw more of Lower Frisco’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

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 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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Lower Frisco: questions

Where do people who live in Lower Frisco work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reserve (17%, 4 mi), Albuquerque (17%, 158 mi), Tome (11%, 140 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Lower Frisco, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Lower Frisco

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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.