Work and commuting in Rivers
The Census job records count 9 working residents of Rivers and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Rivers
On a workday 9 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 39 people are in Rivers on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
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 2023, primary jobs.
11% of working residents work in Reserve
Where Rivers clocks in
11% of workers
11% of workers
11% 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 commute from Rivers, by distance
About 33% 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.
11% of Rivers works in a town next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rivers workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers | – | — | — | — | — |
| Lower Frisco | 11% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Lower Frisco: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Lower Frisco. Darker towns draw more of Rivers’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 Rivers: questions
What is the poverty rate in Rivers?
0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rivers work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Reserve (11%, 3 mi), Silver City (11%, 69 mi), Alamogordo (11%, 172 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Rivers, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rivers
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.