Cañon has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cañon quiets down on a workday
On a workday 141 residents head out to work, 6 work right here, and 68 people come in from elsewhere.
About 360 people are in Cañon on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.50 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.
31% of working residents work in Los Alamos
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Cañon clocks in
31% of workers
22% of workers
7% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
74 jobs are based in Cañon. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Cañon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cañon, 2013 → 2023: 95 → 74. 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.
Working from home in Cañon
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
of Cañon workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 128 commuters (the 0% 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.
Half of Cañon commutes less than 29 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
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 Cañon: questions
What is the median household income in Cañon?
$99,545 (±$8,253) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cañon?
0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cañon work?
4% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Alamos (31%, 30 mi), Albuquerque (22%, 40 mi), Rio Rancho (7%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cañon 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 Cañon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cañon
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.