Work & commute · Artesia

Work & commute in Artesia, NM

45% of Artesia’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Carlsbad (8%), Hobbs (4%) and Albuquerque (4%). Half commute less than 3 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

45%

2,492 of 5,491 working residents

Typical commute

3 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

18 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 2,999 Artesia residents head out of town to work, 2,492 work right here, and 3,903 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Artesia.

2,999live here, work elsewhere

2,492live and work here

3,903work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Artesia goes to work

Artesia (in town)right here

45%2,492

Carlsbad32.9 mi away

8%421

Hobbs73.8 mi away

4%242

Albuquerque201.1 mi away

4%235

Roswell36.6 mi away

4%221

Atoka5.2 mi away

3%156

Clovis130.5 mi away

1%57

Las Cruces142.4 mi away

1%46

Lovington62.7 mi away

1%32

Midland, TX146.4 mi away

1%32

Everywhere elseother towns and states

28%1,557

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

How far

How far Artesia commutes

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

60%

16%

23%

60%Under 10 mi

2%10–24 mi

16%25–50 mi

23%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Artesia is balanced between jobs and homes

1.16jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.16 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Artesia are

6,395 jobs are based in Artesia. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Artesia’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Artesia

6,395 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)32%

Trade, transport & utilities19%

Services (health, schools, offices…)50%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month62%

Jobs Artesia residents hold

5,491 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)33%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)48%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month27%

Over $3,333 a month60%

+2%

Jobs based in Artesia, 2013 → 2023: 6,244 → 6,395. 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.