Center Point has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Center Point report 173 jobs; 993 of its residents have a job. Jobs and income earn Center Point D; getting around on foot earns it D−. Measured by household income, Center Point is behind 86% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Center Point, in brief
Center Point is a place people come home to
There are 173 jobs based in Center Point, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Center Point has about 1,500 people in it, 36% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Center Point and Farmington trade workers both ways
Farmington is the top workplace for Center Point residents (32%) and also where the most people who work in Center Point come from (17% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Center Point workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 31 minutes each way, against 24 across New Mexico. Over a year that’s about 238 hours of commuting, 54 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 993 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Income, poverty and work: Center Point’s grade explained
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Center Point is better than 13% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds Center Point’s grade up (11.6%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($51,358, U.S. $80,734).
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Center Point could be anywhere from D− to B+.
In and out of Center Point on a workday
On a workday 972 residents head out to work, 21 work right here, and 152 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,500 people are in Center Point on a workday afternoon, 36% 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.
32% of working residents work in Farmington
Where Center Point clocks in
32% of workers
10% of workers
9% 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.
Each way, about 31 minutes from Center Point
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Center Point workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 798 commuters (the 14% 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.
A place that makes things: 39% of Center Point’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Center Point, 2013 → 2023: 117 → 173. 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 Center Point’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Half of Center Point commutes less than 15 miles
About 17% 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.
Most of Center Point commutes by car
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Center Point is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Center Point near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 932 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 1% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 41% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 2.3% of Center Point households have no vehicle (New Mexico 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Center Point’s commuters take a bus or train.
For jobs and income, Center Point is 4,393rd of 5,328 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,100
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 737 | Picacho Hills NM | 2,002 | $121K | 5.6% | 1.7% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 933 | Tres Arroyos NM | 1,926 | $88K | 2.2% | 5.1% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,226 | Mesilla NM | 1,818 | $75K | 4.5% | 6.8% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,391 | Bay Mills Township MI | 1,623 | $61K | 12.5% | 6.9% | 50% | D |
| 4,392 | Casa Blanca AZ | 1,697 | $30K | 54.0% | 10.4% | 10% | D |
| 4,393 | Center Point NM | 2,286 | $51K | 11.6% | 7.4% | 2% | D |
| 4,394 | Brighton AL | 2,249 | $38K | 34.2% | 18.0% | 3% | D |
| 4,395 | Owensville MO | 2,802 | $49K | 22.7% | 4.2% | 27% | D |
| … | |||||||
| 5,328 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Center Point, the top three, the last and three more from New Mexico.
Center Point and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Aztec (9%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Center Point workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Point | – | D | D− | 31 min | $51,358 |
| Cedar Hill | under 2% | — | — | 26 min | — |
| Aztec | 9% | D | A− | 21 min | $41,977 |
Same-state neighbors only. Cedar Hill: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Center Point’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 Center Point: questions
What is the median household income in Center Point?
$51,358 (±$28,853) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Center Point?
11.6%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Center Point?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 14% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Center Point work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Farmington (32%, 15 mi), Durango (10%, 28 mi), Aztec (9%, 4 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Center Point walkable?
Center Point is more walkable than 2% of U.S. towns (Walkability D−): an EPA walkability index of 3.8 out of 20, and 0% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Center Point without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Center Point, from the people who make the trip.
More of Center Point
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.