Rosedale has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
There are 32 jobs in Rosedale; 138 of its residents have a job. A typical one-way commute lasts 19 minutes, next to 24 for New Mexico and 26 for the U.S. 22% of workers have no commute at all, where New Mexico as a whole has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who commutes out of Rosedale, and who commutes in
On a workday 138 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Rosedale on a workday afternoon, 42% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
42% of working residents work in Silver City
Where Rosedale clocks in
42% of workers
7% of workers
6% 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.
Jobs in Rosedale: what the 32 are
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rosedale, 2013 → 2023: 57 → 32. 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 Rosedale’s own residents hold wherever they work.
From Rosedale, about 19 minutes to the job
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Rosedale workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 40 commuters (the 22% 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.
Rosedale’s commute, mile by mile
About 23% 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.
Bordering towns draw 42% of Rosedale’s workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rosedale workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale | – | — | — | 19 min | — |
| Silver City | 42% | D− | A | 15 min | $38,711 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Silver City. Darker towns draw more of Rosedale’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 Rosedale: questions
What is the poverty rate in Rosedale?
34.5%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Rosedale?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 22% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Rosedale work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Silver City (42%, 2 mi), Las Cruces (7%, 90 mi), Deming (6%, 45 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rosedale 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 Rosedale, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rosedale
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.