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Work & commute in Velarde, NM

Most working residents leave Velarde for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Española (20%), Los Alamos (19%) and Albuquerque (11%). Half commute less than 27 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
2%
2 of 102 working residents
Typical commute
27 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
37 min
One way, from the Census survey
Work from home
0%
of workers, from the Census survey
Coming and going

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 100 Velarde residents head out of town to work, 2 work right here, and 32 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Velarde.

100live here, work elsewhere
2live and work here
32work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Velarde goes to work

AnthonyBernalilloVaughnTaosEspañolaLos LunasAlbuquerqueSanta FeSpokane ValleyCanovaCuyamungue GrantVelardeEncantadoOhkay OwingehEl Valle de Arroyo SecoDixonLos AlamosEspañolaLos AlamosAlbuquerqueSanta FeEl Valle de Arroyo SecoBernalilloLos LunasEncantadoDixonVelarde
1
Española12.4 mi away
20%20
2
Los Alamos26.1 mi away
19%19
3
Albuquerque82.5 mi away
11%11
4
Santa Fe34.4 mi away
11%11
5
El Valle de Arroyo Seco14.8 mi away
3%3
6
Bernalillo67.4 mi away
2%2
7
Los Lunas104.9 mi away
2%2
8
Velarde (in town)right here
2%2
9
Encantado25.4 mi away
2%2
10
Dixon4 mi away
2%2
Everywhere elseother towns and states
27%28

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

How far

How far Velarde commutes

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

8%Under 10 mi
29%10–24 mi
34%25–50 mi
30%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Velarde is a commuter town

0.33jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Velarde are

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

Jobs based in Velarde

34 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)38%
Trade, transport & utilities50%
Services (health, schools, offices…)12%
$1,250 a month or less38%
$1,251–$3,333 a month41%
Over $3,333 a month21%

Jobs Velarde residents hold

102 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)12%
Trade, transport & utilities22%
Services (health, schools, offices…)67%
$1,250 a month or less14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month35%
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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