Work & commute · Chili

Work & commute in Chili, NM

Most working residents leave Chili for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Los Alamos (14%), Albuquerque (12%) and Española (10%). Half commute less than 36 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 105 working residents
Typical commute
36 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
— min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
0%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 105 Chili residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Chili.

105live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
10work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Chili goes to work

ChamaTaosLas VegasEspañolaTucumcariAlbuquerqueRio RanchoSanta FeCuyamungueSan JoseOjo CalienteChiliNorth ValleyDixonLos AlamosLos AlamosAlbuquerqueEspañolaSanta FeChamaTaosTucumcariRio RanchoOjo CalienteNorth ValleyChili
1
Los Alamos16.5 mi away
14%15
2
Albuquerque74.5 mi away
12%13
3
Española8.4 mi away
10%11
4
Santa Fe32.1 mi away
10%10
5
Chama59.3 mi away
5%5
6
Taos37.3 mi away
2%2
7
Tucumcari151.8 mi away
2%2
8
Rio Rancho64.4 mi away
2%2
9
Ojo Caliente15.8 mi away
2%2
10
North Valley69.5 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
39%41

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

How far

How far Chili commutes

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

17%Under 10 mi
21%10–24 mi
19%25–50 mi
42%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Chili is a commuter town

0.10jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Chili are

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

Jobs based in Chili

10 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)40%
Trade, transport & utilities20%
Services (health, schools, offices…)40%
$1,250 a month or less10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month60%
Over $3,333 a month30%

Jobs Chili residents hold

105 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)10%
Trade, transport & utilities10%
Services (health, schools, offices…)81%
$1,250 a month or less10%
$1,251–$3,333 a month36%
Over $3,333 a month53%
+0%

Jobs based in Chili, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 10. 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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