Rio Grande Bridge at San Juan Pueblo · Photo: UltraSparky · CC BY-SA 4.0Chamita has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 24 minutes each way (New Mexico 24, U.S. 26). Only 0% work in Chamita; the top destination outside it is Los Alamos (24%, 16 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The short version on getting to work from Chamita
Chamita is a place people come home to
There are 3 jobs based in Chamita, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Chamita has about 640 people in it, 26% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
A big share show a job far from home
30% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 229 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Chamita quiets down on a workday
On a workday 229 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 640 people are in Chamita on a workday afternoon, 26% fewer than live here.
0.01 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.
Half of Chamita commutes less than 17 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 30% 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.
24% 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 Chamita clocks in
24% of workers
15% of workers
13% 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
3 jobs are based in Chamita. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Chamita’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
About 24 minutes each way, about the NM average
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Chamita workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 292 commuters (the 16% 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.
Chamita and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Chamita’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Chamita workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamita | – | — | — | 24 min | $68,472 |
| Pueblito | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| El Duende | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Hernandez | under 2% | — | — | 27 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Pueblito, El Duende and Hernandez: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Chamita: questions
What is the median household income in Chamita?
$68,472 (±$10,097) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Chamita?
19.8%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Chamita?
24 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 16% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Chamita work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Alamos (24%, 16 mi), Española (15%, 5 mi), Albuquerque (13%, 74 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Chamita without a car?
1% of commuters take transit and 5% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Chamita, from the people who make the trip.
More of Chamita
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.