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Jobs & commute in Beclabito

About one in three of Beclabito’s working residents commute to Farmington

Working residents average 44 minutes each way (New Mexico 24, U.S. 26). Only 6% work in Beclabito; the top destination outside it is Farmington (30%, 46 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 50 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 31 people come in from elsewhere.

50live here, work elsewhere
3live and work here
31work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night210
Workday190
210live here− 50head out to work+ 31come in to work= 190on a workday

About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.64jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

30% of working residents work in Farmington

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

Dove CreekKirtland: 1 residents work here (2%)Los Ranchos de AlbuquerqueAztec: 1 residents work here (2%)Gallup: 2 residents work here (4%)Farmington: 16 residents work here (30%)Albuquerque: 3 residents work here (6%)Santa Fe: 2 residents work here (4%)St. Michaels: 2 residents work here (4%)GanadoSanostee: 2 residents work here (4%)Napi HeadquartersBeclabitoShiprock: 6 residents work here (11%)La PlataFarmingtonShiprockAlbuquerqueGallupSanta FeSt. MichaelsBeclabito
1
Farmington45.9 mi away
30%16
2
Shiprock17.4 mi away
11%6
3
Albuquerque177.9 mi away
6%3
4
Beclabito (in town)right here
6%3
5
Gallup92.3 mi away
4%2
6
Santa Fe186.8 mi away
4%2
7
St. Michaels, AZ81.2 mi away
4%2
8
Sanostee28.9 mi away
4%2
9
Kirtland35.6 mi away
2%1
10
Aztec57.2 mi away
2%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
28%15
The top trips

Where Beclabito clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

The jobs

What the 34 jobs in Beclabito are

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

Jobs based in BeclabitoJobs Beclabito residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%9%
Trade, transport & utilities26%30%
Services: health, schools, offices74%60%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less29%13%
$1,251–$3,333 a month59%42%
Over $3,333 a month12%45%

Who does it

29 or younger26%26%
30 to 5441%51%
55 and older32%23%
+3%

Jobs based in Beclabito, 2013 → 2023: 33 → 34. 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.

Time on the road

About 44 minutes each way, longer than most of New Mexico

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

A year of commuting
337 hours

Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 14 full days in the car, bus or train.

Average commute minutes, one way

Beclabito44 min
New Mexico24 min
U.S.26 min
Working from home
12%

of Beclabito workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.

About 1 in 10
How Beclabito gets to work
79%Drive alone
21%Carpool

Share of the 66 commuters (the 12% 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.

How far

Half of Beclabito commutes less than 45 miles

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miFarmington: 30% · 45.9 miShiprock: 11% · 17.4 miAlbuquerque: 6% · 177.9 miGallup: 4% · 92.3 miSanta Fe: 4% · 186.8 miSt. Michaels: 4% · 81.2 miSanostee: 4% · 28.9 miKirtland: 2% · 35.6 miAztec: 2% · 57.2 miShiprock 11%Albuquerque 6%Gallup 4%Santa Fe 4%Beclabito
BeclabitoTop destinations (size = commuters)
6%Under 10 mi3 residents
14%10–24 mi7 residents
52%25–50 mi26 residents
28%Over 50 mi14 residents

About 28% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Beclabito: questions

What is the median household income in Beclabito?

$61,563 (±$7,710) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Beclabito?

7.5%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

How long is the commute from Beclabito?

44 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.

Where do people who live in Beclabito work?

6% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Farmington (30%, 46 mi), Shiprock (11%, 17 mi), Albuquerque (6%, 178 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Beclabito 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 Beclabito, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Beclabito

Beclabito home →

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.