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Work & commute in House, NM

Most working residents leave House for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Santa Fe (15%), Tucumcari (8%) and Ruidoso (8%). Half commute less than 124 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

1 of 13 working residents

Typical commute

124 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— 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 12 House residents head out of town to work, 1 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in House.

12live here, work elsewhere

1live and work here

30work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where House goes to work

Santa Fe136.7 mi away

15%2

House (in town)right here

8%1

Tucumcari37.7 mi away

8%1

Ruidoso135.2 mi away

8%1

Clovis42.9 mi away

8%1

Carlsbad156.6 mi away

8%1

Albuquerque158.6 mi away

8%1

Amarillo, TX123.5 mi away

8%1

Everywhere elseother towns and states

31%4

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

How far

How far House commutes

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

17%

75%

8%Under 10 mi

0%10–24 mi

17%25–50 mi

75%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

House is a job hub

2.38jobs per working resident

A job hub

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

The jobs

What the jobs in House are

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

Jobs based in House

31 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)3%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)97%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month13%

Over $3,333 a month74%

Jobs House residents hold

13 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)8%

Trade, transport & utilities8%

Services (health, schools, offices…)85%

$1,250 a month or less15%

$1,251–$3,333 a month23%

Over $3,333 a month62%

−44%

Jobs based in House, 2013 → 2023: 55 → 31. 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.