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Work & commute · Watrous

Work & commute in Watrous, NM

Most working residents leave Watrous for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Angel Fire (17%), Las Vegas (13%) and Albuquerque (13%). Half commute less than 44 miles.

Census LEHD commute flows, 2023 Census ACS commute times
Work in town
0%
0 of 24 working residents
Typical commute
44 mi
Half commute less than this, straight-line
Average commute time
— 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 24 Watrous residents head out of town to work, 0 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere to fill jobs in Watrous.

24live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
15work here, live elsewhere
Leave for workStayCome in
The map

Where Watrous goes to work

Oro ValleyAlamosaWagon MoundBernalilloRatonLas VegasGallupFarmingtonAngel FireAlbuquerqueLas CrucesSanta FeDimmittWatrousFruitlandMoraAngel FireLas VegasAlbuquerqueSanta FeAlamosaWagon MoundBernalilloRatonFarmingtonLas CrucesWatrous
1
Angel Fire43.5 mi away
17%4
2
Las Vegas18.4 mi away
13%3
3
Albuquerque105 mi away
13%3
4
Santa Fe56.8 mi away
13%3
5
Alamosa, CO126.5 mi away
4%1
6
Wagon Mound21.3 mi away
4%1
7
Bernalillo94.3 mi away
4%1
8
Raton81.5 mi away
4%1
9
Farmington190.2 mi away
4%1
10
Las Cruces260.7 mi away
4%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
21%5

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

How far

How far Watrous commutes

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

0%Under 10 mi
38%10–24 mi
17%25–50 mi
46%Over 50 mi
Job hub or commuter town?

Watrous is a commuter town

0.63jobs per working resident
A commuter town

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

The jobs

What the jobs in Watrous are

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

Jobs based in Watrous

15 jobs
Goods (factories, building, farms)33%
Trade, transport & utilities60%
Services (health, schools, offices…)7%
$1,250 a month or less20%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%
Over $3,333 a month47%

Jobs Watrous residents hold

24 working residents
Goods (factories, building, farms)13%
Trade, transport & utilities13%
Services (health, schools, offices…)75%
$1,250 a month or less25%
$1,251–$3,333 a month33%
Over $3,333 a month42%
−55%

Jobs based in Watrous, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 15. 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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