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Work & commute · Clayton

Work & commute in Clayton, NM

47% of Clayton’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Des Moines (6%), Albuquerque (3%) and Raton (2%). Half commute less than 4 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
47%
407 of 871 working residents
Typical commute
4 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
12 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
2%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 464 Clayton residents head out of town to work, 407 work right here, and 402 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Clayton.

464live here, work elsewhere
407live and work here
402work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Clayton goes to work

FolsomDes MoinesClaytonRatonLas VegasTucumcariClovisHobbsAlbuquerqueRio RanchoSanta FeTexlineDalhartAmarilloCapulinDes MoinesAlbuquerqueRatonTexlineAmarilloSanta FeTucumcariDalhartHobbsClayton
1
Clayton (in town)right here
47%407
2
Des Moines43.8 mi away
6%50
3
Albuquerque216.9 mi away
3%25
4
Raton77.7 mi away
2%20
5
Texline, TX8.7 mi away
2%20
6
Amarillo, TX113.4 mi away
2%20
7
Santa Fe167.3 mi away
2%16
8
Tucumcari93.5 mi away
1%13
9
Dalhart, TX44.5 mi away
1%12
10
Hobbs256.7 mi away
1%10
Everywhere elseother towns and states
32%278

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

How far

How far Clayton commutes

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

53%Under 10 mi
3%10–24 mi
11%25–50 mi
32%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Clayton is balanced between jobs and homes

0.93jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.93 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Clayton are

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

Jobs based in Clayton

809 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)4%
Trade, transport & utilities30%
Services (health, schools, offices…)66%
$1,250 a month or less19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month37%
Over $3,333 a month43%

Jobs Clayton residents hold

871 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)19%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)57%
$1,250 a month or less17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month36%
Over $3,333 a month48%
−33%

Jobs based in Clayton, 2013 → 2023: 1,211 → 809. 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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