Making a living in Borrego Pass
Working from home is the commute for 37% of workers, next to 12% for New Mexico as a whole. Hardly any stay in Borrego Pass for work; outside it, Grants is the main destination (33%, 30 miles). Borrego Pass has 9 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Borrego Pass
On a workday 9 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
0.00 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.
Where Borrego Pass’ working residents head each day
Where Borrego Pass clocks in
22% 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.
Working from home in Borrego Pass
of Borrego Pass workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 17 commuters (the 37% 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.
How far Borrego Pass’ workers travel
About 33% 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.
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 Borrego Pass: questions
What is the median household income in Borrego Pass?
$33,333 (±$19,795) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Borrego Pass?
61.2%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Borrego Pass work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grants (33%, 30 mi), Albuquerque (22%, 84 mi), Bloomfield (11%, 81 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Borrego Pass without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Borrego Pass, from the people who make the trip.
More of Borrego Pass
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.