Flora Vista has lower household incomes than 93% of U.S. towns
For jobs and income Flora Vista is better than 36% of U.S. towns (C+); for walkability it is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (D). 20.2% of residents live below the poverty line (New Mexico 17.8%). Working from home is the commute for 2% of workers, against 12% across New Mexico.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Flora Vista
Much of Flora Vista works one town over
49% of working residents work in a town that borders Flora Vista: Farmington (44%) and Spencerville (5%). Next door ↓
Most Flora Vista residents work close to home
69% of working residents have their main job less than 10 miles from home, about two in three. How far ↓
Fewer jobs are based in Flora Vista than ten years ago
Jobs counted in Flora Vista fell from 505 in 2013 to 285 in 2023, −44%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
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 737 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
How Flora Vista earns its Jobs & income grade
Unemployment holds Flora Vista’s grade up (hardly any, U.S. 5.2%); household income pulls it down ($44,352, U.S. $80,734).
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Flora Vista could be anywhere from C to B−.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Flora Vista
About 20% 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.
Flora Vista works in goods: 46% of its jobs
285 jobs are based in Flora Vista.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Flora Vista, 2013 → 2023: 505 → 285. 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 Flora Vista’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The workday shuffle in and out of Flora Vista
On a workday 728 residents head out to work, 9 work right here, and 276 people come in from elsewhere.
About 2,300 people are in Flora Vista on a workday afternoon, 16% fewer than live here.
0.39 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.
44% of working residents work in Farmington
Where Flora Vista clocks in
44% of workers
8% of workers
7% 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.
Flora Vista’s commute takes about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Flora Vista workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 1,191 commuters (the 2% 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.
Most of Flora Vista commutes by car
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 1,214 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% 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 0.3 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 47% 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). 3.3% of Flora Vista households have no vehicle (New Mexico 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Flora Vista’s commuters take a bus or train.
Out of 4,969 U.S. towns of 1,900 to 3,700, Flora Vista comes 3,033rd on jobs and income
| # | 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+ |
| … | |||||||
| 398 | Sandia Heights NM | 3,160 | $144K | 4.7% | 3.5% | 1% | A |
| … | |||||||
| 774 | Picacho Hills NM | 2,002 | $121K | 5.6% | 1.7% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 974 | Tres Arroyos NM | 1,926 | $88K | 2.2% | 5.1% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 3,031 | Salamonie Township IN | 2,267 | $71K | 8.5% | 6.6% | 11% | C+ |
| 3,032 | Washington Township KS | 3,543 | $66K | 10.2% | 4.1% | 8% | C+ |
| 3,033 | Flora Vista NM | 2,770 | $44K | 20.2% | 0.0% | 1% | C+ |
| 3,034 | New Hope AL | 3,054 | $84K | 13.1% | 6.9% | 5% | C+ |
| 3,035 | Nokomis Township IL | 2,751 | $63K | 8.0% | 3.8% | 22% | C+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,969 | Cibecue AZ | 2,228 | $26K | 57.2% | 13.3% | 12% | 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 Flora Vista, the top three, the last and three more from New Mexico.
Bordering towns draw 49% of Flora Vista’s workers
The biggest share goes to Farmington (44%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Flora Vista workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flora Vista | – | C+ | D | 27 min | $44,352 |
| Spencerville | 5% | C+ | B− | 15 min | $78,899 |
| South River | under 2% | C | D | 33 min | $68,668 |
| Farmington | 44% | C+ | A− | 20 min | $68,784 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Flora Vista’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 Flora Vista: questions
What is the median household income in Flora Vista?
$44,352 (±$9,848) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Flora Vista?
20.2%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Flora Vista?
27 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 2% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Flora Vista work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Farmington (44%, 6 mi), Aztec (8%, 7 mi), Albuquerque (7%, 142 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Flora Vista walkable?
Flora Vista is more walkable than 10% of U.S. towns (Walkability D): an EPA walkability index of 4.9 out of 20, and <1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Flora Vista without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 3% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Flora Vista, from the people who make the trip.
More of Flora Vista
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.