Work & commute · South River

Work & commute in South River, NM

Most working residents leave South River for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Farmington (46%), Aztec (7%) and Albuquerque (5%). Half commute less than 8 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
1%
6 of 813 working residents
Typical commute
8 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
33 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
5%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 807 South River residents head out of town to work, 6 work right here, and 129 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in South River.

807live here, work elsewhere
6live and work here
129work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where South River goes to work

DurangoSanta RosaAztecBloomfieldFarmingtonHobbsAlbuquerqueFlora VistaSpencervilleSouth RiverWest HammondCenter PointCedar HillLee AcresShiprockCrouch MesaFarmingtonAztecAlbuquerqueDurangoBloomfieldLee AcresSpencervilleCrouch MesaHobbsFlora VistaSouth River
1
Farmington7.2 mi away
46%370
2
Aztec5.3 mi away
7%60
3
Albuquerque140.4 mi away
5%39
4
Durango, CO34.6 mi away
4%35
5
Bloomfield5.5 mi away
4%35
6
Lee Acres5.6 mi away
4%31
7
Spencerville3.1 mi away
3%28
8
Crouch Mesa3 mi away
3%21
9
Hobbs394.5 mi away
1%9
10
Flora Vista2.2 mi away
1%8
Everywhere elseother towns and states
22%177

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

How far

How far South River commutes

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

59%Under 10 mi
19%10–24 mi
7%25–50 mi
15%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

South River is a commuter town

0.17jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in South River are

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

Jobs based in South River

135 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)80%
Trade, transport & utilities9%
Services (health, schools, offices…)11%
$1,250 a month or less10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month36%
Over $3,333 a month54%

Jobs South River residents hold

813 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)25%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)53%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month31%
Over $3,333 a month55%
+10%

Jobs based in South River, 2013 → 2023: 123 → 135. 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.

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