Work & commute · New River

Work & commute in New River, AZ

Most working residents leave New River for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Phoenix (49%), Scottsdale (11%) and Tempe (5%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

434 of 8,034 working residents

Typical commute

22 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

34 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

27%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 7,600 New River residents head out of town to work, 434 work right here, and 1,828 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in New River.

7,600live here, work elsewhere

434live and work here

1,828work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where New River goes to work

Phoenix21.5 mi away

49%3,937

Scottsdale18.8 mi away

11%884

New River (in town)right here

5%434

Tempe35.3 mi away

5%418

Glendale24.9 mi away

4%341

Mesa39.6 mi away

3%229

Chandler43.6 mi away

2%198

Peoria15.7 mi away

2%197

Cave Creek6.8 mi away

2%136

Anthem3.4 mi away

1%107

Everywhere elseother towns and states

14%1,153

Lines run between town centers; a thicker line means more commuters. The top 10 towns each way.

How far

How far New River commutes

Straight-line distance from home to work, for every working resident. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

16%

43%

36%

16%Under 10 mi

43%10–24 mi

36%25–50 mi

5%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

New River is a commuter town

0.28jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in New River are

2,262 jobs are based in New River. Here is what they are, next to the jobs New River’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in New River

2,262 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)42%

Trade, transport & utilities13%

Services (health, schools, offices…)45%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month64%

Jobs New River residents hold

8,034 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)18%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)63%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month20%

Over $3,333 a month68%

+103%

Jobs based in New River, 2013 → 2023: 1,112 → 2,262. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.

About these numbers

How to read this page

Every worker, home to workThe Census links each worker’s home block to their main job’s block, for jobs covered by unemployment insurance. That’s most jobs, but not the self-employed.

Where the employer saysA job counts where the employer reports it. Some big employers report one address for many sites, which can make a few commutes look longer than they are.

Two surveysFlows, distances and jobs: LEHD 2023. Commute time and working from home: the Census American Community Survey.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs; American Community Survey 5-year estimates.