Encantado has 8.7 jobs for every working resident: 174 people commute in to work
Working from home is the commute for 100% of workers, against 12% across New Mexico. 174 jobs are based in Encantado for 20 working residents. Hardly any work in Encantado; the top destination outside it is Los Alamos (35%, 22 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Encantado on a workday
On a workday 20 residents head out to work and 0 work right here.
About 330 people are in Encantado on a workday afternoon, 88% more 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.
The daily trip into Encantado
Where Encantado clocks in
35% of workers
25% of workers
10% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Encantado
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Encantado, 2013 → 2023: 106 → 174. 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 Encantado’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Encantado
of Encantado workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Where in the region Encantado works
About 25% 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.
Encantado and the towns next door
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Encantado workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encantado | – | — | — | — | — |
| Chupadero | under 5% | — | — | 33 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Chupadero: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Encantado’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 Encantado: questions
What is the poverty rate in Encantado?
34.3%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Encantado work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Alamos (35%, 22 mi), Santa Fe (25%, 10 mi), Albuquerque (10%, 63 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Encantado, from the people who make the trip.
More of Encantado
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.