Work & commute · Big River

Work & commute in Big River, CA

Most working residents leave Big River for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Los Angeles (5%), Lake Havasu City (5%) and San Diego (3%). Half commute less than 181 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

4 of 305 working residents

Typical commute

181 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

13 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 301 Big River residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 22 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Big River.

301live here, work elsewhere

4live and work here

22work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Big River goes to work

Los Angeles231.8 mi away

5%16

Lake Havasu City, AZ25 mi away

5%15

San Diego182.9 mi away

3%10

Bullhead City, AZ69.1 mi away

3%8

Oceanside180.7 mi away

2%7

Ontario185.7 mi away

2%7

Vista178 mi away

2%6

Lancaster220.7 mi away

2%6

Irvine198.1 mi away

2%6

Parker Strip, AZ16.1 mi away

2%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

72%219

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

How far

How far Big River commutes

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

90%

3%Under 10 mi

3%10–24 mi

4%25–50 mi

90%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Big River is a commuter town

0.09jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Big River are

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

Jobs based in Big River

26 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less19%

$1,251–$3,333 a month50%

Over $3,333 a month31%

Jobs Big River residents hold

305 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)13%

Trade, transport & utilities22%

Services (health, schools, offices…)65%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month47%

−24%

Jobs based in Big River, 2013 → 2023: 34 → 26. 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.