Embudo Historic District · Photo: Carptrash, Einar Einarsson Kvaran · CC BY-SA 3.0Jobs and earnings in Canova, and the trip to work
No jobs are based in Canova in the Census job records; 13 of its residents work elsewhere. Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where New Mexico as a whole has 12%. Hardly any stay in Canova for work; outside it, Albuquerque is the main destination (23%, 82 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Canova
On a workday 13 residents head out to work, 0 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 Canova’s working residents head each day
Where Canova clocks in
23% of workers
15% of workers
15% 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 Canova
of Canova workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 159 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The distance from Canova to work
About 38% 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.
Work in the towns next to Canova
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Canova workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canova | – | — | — | — | — |
| Velarde | under 8% | — | — | 37 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Velarde: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Canova’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 Canova: questions
What is the poverty rate in Canova?
0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Canova work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (23%, 82 mi), Española (15%, 12 mi), Santa Fe (15%, 35 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Canova 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 Canova, from the people who make the trip.
More of Canova
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.