Work & commute · Rio Rico

Work & commute in Rio Rico, AZ

Most working residents leave Rio Rico for work: only 15% work in town. The top destinations are Nogales (26%), Tucson (20%) and Phoenix (6%). Half commute less than 28 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

15%

1,248 of 8,143 working residents

Typical commute

28 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

28 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 6,895 Rio Rico residents head out of town to work, 1,248 work right here, and 1,446 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Rio Rico.

6,895live here, work elsewhere

1,248live and work here

1,446work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Rio Rico goes to work

Nogales9.9 mi away

26%2,116

Tucson45.8 mi away

20%1,615

Rio Rico (in town)right here

15%1,248

Phoenix157 mi away

6%520

Green Valley23.7 mi away

3%214

Tubac8.8 mi away

2%187

Sahuarita30 mi away

2%137

Tempe141.7 mi away

2%136

Sierra Vista40 mi away

2%125

Casas Adobes58.3 mi away

1%85

Everywhere elseother towns and states

22%1,760

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

How far

How far Rio Rico commutes

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

37%

11%

14%

38%

37%Under 10 mi

11%10–24 mi

14%25–50 mi

38%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Rio Rico is a commuter town

0.33jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Rio Rico are

2,694 jobs are based in Rio Rico. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rio Rico’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Rio Rico

2,694 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)7%

Trade, transport & utilities61%

Services (health, schools, offices…)31%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month34%

Over $3,333 a month57%

Jobs Rio Rico residents hold

8,143 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)11%

Trade, transport & utilities33%

Services (health, schools, offices…)56%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month50%

+5%

Jobs based in Rio Rico, 2013 → 2023: 2,573 → 2,694. 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.