Work & commute · Springer

Work & commute in Springer, NM

Most working residents leave Springer for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Angel Fire (20%), Cimarron (10%) and Albuquerque (8%). Half commute less than 38 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times

Work in town

10%

32 of 309 working residents

Typical commute

38 mi

Half commute less than this, straight-line

Average commute time

19 min

One way, from the Census survey

Work from home

13%

of workers, from the Census survey

Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 277 Springer residents head out of town to work, 32 work right here, and 216 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Springer.

277live here, work elsewhere

32live and work here

216work here, live elsewhere

Leave for workStayCome in

The map

Where Springer goes to work

Angel Fire36.7 mi away

20%61

Springer (in town)right here

10%32

Cimarron19.9 mi away

10%31

Albuquerque144.1 mi away

8%26

Raton37 mi away

6%20

Santa Fe91.2 mi away

3%9

Maxwell12.5 mi away

3%8

Taos54.6 mi away

3%8

Red River51.3 mi away

2%6

North Valley140.1 mi away

2%5

Everywhere elseother towns and states

33%103

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

How far

How far Springer commutes

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

12%

20%

32%

36%

12%Under 10 mi

20%10–24 mi

32%25–50 mi

36%Over 50 mi

Job hub or commuter town?

Springer is balanced between jobs and homes

0.80jobs per working resident

Balanced

About as many jobs as working residents (0.80 per resident).

The jobs

What the jobs in Springer are

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

Jobs based in Springer

248 jobs

Goods (factories, building, farms)2%

Trade, transport & utilities28%

Services (health, schools, offices…)70%

$1,250 a month or less12%

$1,251–$3,333 a month28%

Over $3,333 a month60%

Jobs Springer residents hold

309 working residents

Goods (factories, building, farms)9%

Trade, transport & utilities15%

Services (health, schools, offices…)76%

$1,250 a month or less21%

$1,251–$3,333 a month33%

Over $3,333 a month46%

−21%

Jobs based in Springer, 2013 → 2023: 313 → 248. 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.