Work & commute · Paraje

Work & commute in Paraje, NM

Most working residents leave Paraje for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Laguna (19%), Albuquerque (14%) and Mesita (10%). Half commute less than 32 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

0 of 80 working residents

Typical commute

32 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

— min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

11%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 80 Paraje residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 43 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Paraje.

80live here, work elsewhere

0live and work here

43work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Paraje goes to work

Laguna3.8 mi away

19%15

Albuquerque46.6 mi away

14%11

Mesita9 mi away

10%8

Farmington124.7 mi away

6%5

Skyline-Ganipa8.4 mi away

6%5

Santa Fe94 mi away

5%4

Grants21.9 mi away

4%3

Milan26.2 mi away

3%2

Carlsbad260.3 mi away

3%2

Las Cruces191.8 mi away

3%2

Everywhere elseother towns and states

29%23

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

How far

How far Paraje commutes

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

34%

11%

24%

30%

34%Under 10 mi

11%10–24 mi

24%25–50 mi

30%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Paraje is a commuter town

0.54jobs per working resident

A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Paraje are

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

Jobs based in Paraje

43 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)0%

Trade, transport & utilities0%

Services (health, schools, offices…)100%

$1,250 a month or less9%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month58%

Jobs Paraje residents hold

80 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)6%

Trade, transport & utilities16%

Services (health, schools, offices…)78%

$1,250 a month or less13%

$1,251–$3,333 a month51%

Over $3,333 a month36%

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.