About Reeves

Reeves is a tiny town located in the state of Louisiana. With a population of 772 people and just one neighborhood, Reeves is the 265th largest community in Louisiana.

Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Reeves is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.8% of the Reeves workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 24.7%. Overall, Reeves is a town of service providers, production and manufacturing workers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Reeves who work in personal care services (10.93%), office and administrative support jobs (10.60%), and food service (10.26%).

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their homes - 7.41% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One downside of living in Reeves is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Reeves, the average commute to work is 33.45 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

Reeves is a very car-oriented town. 97.09% of residents commute to work in a private automobile rather than by other means, such as public transit, bicycling, or walking. This is because Reeves is a small town, and most people who live here have to drive out of town for work, and the town population is not large nor dense enough to support an extensive public transportation system. Reeves has a lot of rural roads, and houses can be far apart. Many residents drive out of town for regular shopping trips as well.

As is often the case in a small town, Reeves doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Reeves Information and Demographics

Reeves ranks among the bottom of the nation in terms of college education compared to other cities and towns: only 5.58% of people over 25 have a college degree.

The per capita income in Reeves in 2000 was $12,033, which is lower middle income relative to Louisiana, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $48,132 for a family of four.

The people who call Reeves home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Reeves is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Reeves include French Canadian, French, English, German, Scotch-Irish, and Irish.

The most common language spoken in Reeves is English. Some people also speak French.