Most of Blanco commutes out: there are 0.4 jobs for every working resident
69 jobs are based in Blanco, and 163 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Blanco; the top destination outside it is Farmington (31%, 23 miles). Working from home is the commute for 27% of workers, against 12% across New Mexico.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Blanco quiets down on a workday
On a workday 160 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 66 people come in from elsewhere.
About 400 people are in Blanco on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
The towns that employ Blanco’s residents
Where Blanco clocks in
31% of workers
12% of workers
11% 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.
In Blanco, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Blanco, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 69. 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 Blanco’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Blanco
of Blanco workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 138 commuters (the 27% 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Blanco
About 35% 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.
Blanco and its neighbors
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Blanco workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blanco | – | — | — | — | $55,625 |
| Turley | under 2% | — | — | 52 min | — |
| Sullivan | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
| Angustura | under 2% | D | D | 21 min | $53,750 |
| Navajo Dam | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Turley, Sullivan and Navajo Dam: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Blanco’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 Blanco: questions
What is the median household income in Blanco?
$55,625 (±$31,635) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Blanco?
31.6%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Blanco work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Farmington (31%, 23 mi), Albuquerque (12%, 131 mi), Bloomfield (11%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Blanco 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 Blanco, from the people who make the trip.
More of Blanco
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.