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Work & commute · Rio Lucio

Work & commute in Rio Lucio, NM

Most working residents leave Rio Lucio for work: only 5% work in town. The top destinations are Los Alamos (18%), Albuquerque (15%) and Santa Fe (6%). Half commute less than 39 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
5%
4 of 85 working residents
Typical commute
39 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
44 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
17%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 81 Rio Lucio residents head out of town to work, 4 work right here, and 83 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Rio Lucio.

81live here, work elsewhere
4live and work here
83work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Rio Lucio goes to work

Lake CityTaosLas VegasEspañolaClovisAlbuquerqueSanta FePicuris PuebloRio LucioPeñascoChamisalRanchos de TaosLos AlamosSouth ValleyLos AlamosAlbuquerqueSanta FeTaosEspañolaLas VegasRanchos de TaosSouth ValleyLake CityRio Lucio
1
Los Alamos37.9 mi away
18%15
2
Albuquerque91.4 mi away
15%13
3
Santa Fe39.5 mi away
6%5
4
Taos15.5 mi away
5%4
5
Española23.5 mi away
5%4
6
Rio Lucio (in town)right here
5%4
7
Las Vegas49.4 mi away
4%3
8
Ranchos de Taos13.5 mi away
2%2
9
South Valley98 mi away
2%2
10
Lake City, CO153.9 mi away
1%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
38%32

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

How far

How far Rio Lucio commutes

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

18%Under 10 mi
20%10–24 mi
30%25–50 mi
32%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Rio Lucio is balanced between jobs and homes

1.02jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (1.02 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Rio Lucio are

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

Jobs based in Rio Lucio

87 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)0%
Trade, transport & utilities1%
Services (health, schools, offices…)99%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month48%
Over $3,333 a month36%

Jobs Rio Lucio residents hold

85 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)6%
Trade, transport & utilities12%
Services (health, schools, offices…)82%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month29%
Over $3,333 a month51%
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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