Work & commute · Roswell

Work & commute in Roswell, NM

52% of Roswell’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Albuquerque (5%), Artesia (4%) and Carlsbad (3%). Half commute less than 5 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
52%
9,284 of 17,879 working residents
Typical commute
5 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
18 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
5%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 8,595 Roswell residents head out of town to work, 9,284 work right here, and 6,559 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Roswell.

8,595live here, work elsewhere
9,284live and work here
6,559work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Roswell goes to work

PortalesArtesiaRuidosoClovisAlamogordoHobbsCarlsbadRoswellAlbuquerqueLas CrucesSanta FeEl PasoAlbuquerqueArtesiaCarlsbadEl PasoLas CrucesHobbsAlamogordoRuidosoSanta FeRoswell
1
Roswell (in town)right here
52%9,284
2
Albuquerque170.1 mi away
5%827
3
Artesia36.6 mi away
4%717
4
Carlsbad69.3 mi away
3%573
5
El Paso, TX152.8 mi away
3%495
6
Las Cruces149.8 mi away
3%470
7
Hobbs90.8 mi away
2%426
8
Alamogordo89.6 mi away
1%223
9
Ruidoso65.8 mi away
1%133
10
Santa Fe178.4 mi away
1%118
Everywhere elseother towns and states
26%4,613

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

How far

How far Roswell commutes

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

60%Under 10 mi
3%10–24 mi
7%25–50 mi
30%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Roswell is balanced between jobs and homes

0.89jobs per working resident
Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.89 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Roswell are

15,843 jobs are based in Roswell. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Roswell’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in Roswell

15,843 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)5%
Trade, transport & utilities26%
Services (health, schools, offices…)70%
$1,250 a month or less19%
$1,251–$3,333 a month42%
Over $3,333 a month39%

Jobs Roswell residents hold

17,879 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)18%
Trade, transport & utilities23%
Services (health, schools, offices…)59%
$1,250 a month or less16%
$1,251–$3,333 a month36%
Over $3,333 a month48%
−1%

Jobs based in Roswell, 2013 → 2023: 16,014 → 15,843. 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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