Earning a living in Golden Acres
Hardly any stay in Golden Acres for work; outside it, Grants is the main destination (37%, 6 miles). For 22% of workers, the job is at home (New Mexico 12%). Employers in Golden Acres report 11 jobs, and 19 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Golden Acres on a workday afternoon
On a workday 19 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 54 people are in Golden Acres on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
0.58 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.
Where people from Golden Acres work
Where Golden Acres clocks in
21% of workers
5% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Golden Acres
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.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Golden Acres’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Golden Acres
of Golden Acres workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 43 commuters (the 22% 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.
How far Golden Acres goes to work
About 42% 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.
Bordering towns draw 21% of Golden Acres’ workers
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Golden Acres workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Acres | – | — | — | — | — |
| Milan | 21% | D− | B− | 22 min | $36,133 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Milan. Darker towns draw more of Golden Acres’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 Golden Acres: questions
What is the poverty rate in Golden Acres?
0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Golden Acres work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Grants (37%, 6 mi), Milan (21%, 2 mi), Estancia (5%, 111 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Golden Acres without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Golden Acres, from the people who make the trip.
More of Golden Acres
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.