With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Arroyo Hondo works elsewhere
Arroyo Hondo has 32 jobs, and 90 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% stay in Arroyo Hondo for work; outside it, Santa Fe is the main destination (41%, 4 miles). Home is the office for 55% of workers, against 12% across New Mexico.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
A workday in Arroyo Hondo: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 88 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 30 people come in from elsewhere.
About 77 people are in Arroyo Hondo on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
Commuting out of Arroyo Hondo: the destinations
Where Arroyo Hondo clocks in
41% of workers
16% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
The kinds of work in Arroyo Hondo
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Arroyo Hondo, 2013 → 2023: 25 → 32. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Arroyo Hondo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Arroyo Hondo
of Arroyo Hondo workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 27 commuters (the 55% who work from home are left out). Across New Mexico: 84% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Half of Arroyo Hondo commutes less than 6 miles
About 22% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Arroyo Hondo
The biggest share goes to Conejo (4%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Arroyo Hondo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arroyo Hondo | – | — | — | — | — |
| Conejo | 4% | — | — | 15 min | — |
| Seton Village | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Sunlit Hills | 2% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Conejo, Seton Village and Sunlit Hills: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Arroyo Hondo’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Arroyo Hondo: questions
What is the poverty rate in Arroyo Hondo?
3.7%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Arroyo Hondo work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Santa Fe (41%, 4 mi), Albuquerque (16%, 53 mi), Los Alamos (6%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Arroyo Hondo without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Arroyo Hondo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Arroyo Hondo
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.