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Jobs & commute in Chamizal

Chamizal has 0.1 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

1 jobs based here
Poverty
0.0%
New Mexico 17.8%
Work in town
0%
0 of 12 working residents
Day and night

Chamizal quiets down on a workday

On a workday 12 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 1 people come in from elsewhere.

12live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
1work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night35
Workday24
35live here− 12head out to work+ 1come in to work= 24on a workday

About 24 people are in Chamizal on a workday afternoon, 31% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.08jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.08 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.

The commute map

17% of working residents work in South Valley

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

Bernalillo: 1 residents work here (8%)Silver City: 1 residents work here (8%)Socorro: 1 residents work here (8%)Ruidoso: 1 residents work here (8%)Los Lunas: 1 residents work here (8%)Albuquerque: 1 residents work here (8%)Santa Fe: 1 residents work here (8%)El Paso: 1 residents work here (8%)ChamizalGamerco: 1 residents work here (8%)PolvaderaSouth Valley: 2 residents work here (17%)South ValleyBernalilloSilver CitySocorroRuidosoLos LunasChamizal
1
South Valley56.2 mi away
17%2
2
Bernalillo78.3 mi away
8%1
3
Silver City126.4 mi away
8%1
4
Socorro11.3 mi away
8%1
5
Ruidoso93.4 mi away
8%1
6
Los Lunas40.9 mi away
8%1
7
Albuquerque63.1 mi away
8%1
8
Santa Fe112.9 mi away
8%1
9
El Paso, TX166.2 mi away
8%1
10
Gamerco140.4 mi away
8%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
8%1
The top trips

Where Chamizal clocks in

17% of workers
56.2 mi awaySouth Valley2 Chamizal residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
78.3 mi awayBernalillo1 Chamizal residents work here · Jobs & commute →
8% of workers
126.4 mi awaySilver City1 Chamizal residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

The jobs

Chamizal makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods

1 jobs are based in Chamizal. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Chamizal’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in ChamizalJobs Chamizal residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms100%33%
Trade, transport & utilities0%17%
Services: health, schools, offices0%50%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less100%17%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%42%
Over $3,333 a month0%42%

Who does it

29 or younger0%17%
30 to 540%58%
55 and older100%25%

Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.

How far

Half of Chamizal commutes less than 61 miles

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSouth Valley: 17% · 56.2 miBernalillo: 8% · 78.3 miSilver City: 8% · 126.4 miSocorro: 8% · 11.3 miRuidoso: 8% · 93.4 miLos Lunas: 8% · 40.9 miAlbuquerque: 8% · 63.1 miSanta Fe: 8% · 112.9 miEl Paso: 8% · 166.2 miGamerco: 8% · 140.4 miSouth Valley 17%Bernalillo 8%Silver City 8%Socorro 8%Ruidoso 8%Chamizal
ChamizalTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
17%10–24 mi2 residents
8%25–50 mi1 residents
75%Over 50 mi9 residents

About 75% 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.

Next door

Chamizal and the towns next door

Darker towns draw more of Chamizal’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.

Polvadera: few work herePolvaderaChamizal
10%+5–9%2–4%1%Under 1%
Polvaderaunder 9% of Chamizal

Jobs & commute next door

TownChamizal workers thereJobs & incomeWalkabilityCommuteHousehold income
Chamizal–————
Polvaderaunder 9%D−——$27,158

Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Chamizal: questions

What is the poverty rate in Chamizal?

0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Chamizal work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are South Valley (17%, 56 mi), Bernalillo (8%, 78 mi), Silver City (8%, 126 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Chamizal, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Chamizal

Chamizal home →
HandbookGetting around ChamizalRoads, buses, parking and the basics
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RankingsTop towns in NMShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.