Work & commute · Raton

Work & commute in Raton, NM

58% of Raton’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Albuquerque (6%), Santa Fe (3%) and Trinidad (3%). Half commute less than 2 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

58%

1,262 of 2,178 working residents

Typical commute

2 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 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 916 Raton residents head out of town to work, 1,262 work right here, and 820 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Raton.

916live here, work elsewhere

1,262live and work here

820work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Raton goes to work

Raton (in town)right here

58%1,262

Albuquerque174.3 mi away

6%141

Santa Fe120.5 mi away

3%65

Trinidad, CO20 mi away

3%59

Taos72 mi away

2%53

North Valley169.9 mi away

2%35

Las Vegas98.5 mi away

1%29

Angel Fire57.4 mi away

1%23

Clayton77.7 mi away

1%21

Cimarron36.9 mi away

1%20

Everywhere elseother towns and states

22%470

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

How far

How far Raton commutes

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

61%

34%

61%Under 10 mi

4%10–24 mi

2%25–50 mi

34%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Raton is balanced between jobs and homes

0.96jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.96 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Raton are

2,082 jobs are based in Raton. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Raton’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Raton

2,082 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)12%

Trade, transport & utilities17%

Services (health, schools, offices…)71%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month37%

Over $3,333 a month44%

Jobs Raton residents hold

2,178 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)14%

Trade, transport & utilities20%

Services (health, schools, offices…)66%

$1,250 a month or less18%

$1,251–$3,333 a month38%

Over $3,333 a month44%

−14%

Jobs based in Raton, 2013 → 2023: 2,419 → 2,082. 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.