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Work & commute in Cuba, NM

Most working residents leave Cuba for work: only 19% work in town. The top destinations are Albuquerque (27%), Rio Rancho (6%) and Dulce (6%). Half commute less than 61 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
19%
35 of 189 working residents
Typical commute
61 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
29 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
16%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 154 Cuba residents head out of town to work, 35 work right here, and 445 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Cuba.

154live here, work elsewhere
35live and work here
445work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Cuba goes to work

CubaBernalilloEspañolaGrantsGallupLos LunasAlbuquerqueRio RanchoSanta FeJemez PuebloReginaLos AlamosTorreonLa JaraDulceRio Rancho EstatesAlbuquerqueRio RanchoDulceSanta FeLos AlamosEspañolaGrantsGallupLos LunasCuba
1
Albuquerque65.4 mi away
27%51
2
Cuba (in town)right here
19%35
3
Rio Rancho52.6 mi away
6%12
4
Dulce64.9 mi away
6%11
5
Santa Fe60.4 mi away
4%8
6
Los Alamos38.8 mi away
3%5
7
Española50.2 mi away
2%4
8
Grants76.8 mi away
2%3
9
Gallup105.4 mi away
2%3
10
Los Lunas84.4 mi away
2%3
Everywhere elseother towns and states
29%54

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

How far

How far Cuba commutes

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

22%Under 10 mi
2%10–24 mi
9%25–50 mi
67%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Cuba is a job hub

2.54jobs per working resident
A job hub

2.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than out.

The jobs

What the jobs in Cuba are

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

Jobs based in Cuba

480 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)6%
Trade, transport & utilities15%
Services (health, schools, offices…)79%
$1,250 a month or less23%
$1,251–$3,333 a month27%
Over $3,333 a month50%

Jobs Cuba residents hold

189 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)14%
Trade, transport & utilities15%
Services (health, schools, offices…)71%
$1,250 a month or less11%
$1,251–$3,333 a month43%
Over $3,333 a month46%
−4%

Jobs based in Cuba, 2013 → 2023: 501 → 480. 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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