Catron County has one of the smallest labor forces in New Mexico, and only about a third of its adults are in it, a reflection of an older, retirement-heavy population spread thin across ranchland and national forest. Ranching, forestry, and the seasonal tourism of the Gila high country shape the local economy, with government, schools, and health services providing much of the steady payroll in and around Reserve.
Because the county has only about 1,070 employed residents, the American Community Survey's detailed industry breakdown carries margins of error too wide to publish responsibly, so this profile reports the reliable population, workforce, housing, and tax figures and describes the industry mix in words rather than a chart. The headcounts below are the more dependable measures for a place this small.
JTIP's small-community and rural tiers apply to Catron County hires: see the JTIP guide. Gross receipts tax rates vary by community within the county, from 6.0625% in the unincorporated remainder to 7.7500% in Reserve: check any address in the GRT tool.
Median home value and median gross rent are not shown: in a county this small the ACS estimates carry margins of error wider than 20 percent, too wide to publish as point figures.