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Jobs & commute in Hachita

Where Hachita earns its living

Hachita has 22 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Hardly any work in Hachita; the top destination outside it is Silver City (23%, 60 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

0 jobs based here
Poverty
0.0%
New Mexico 17.8%
Work in town
0%
0 of 22 working residents
Day and night

A workday in Hachita: who goes, who stays, who comes

On a workday 22 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

22live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night14
Workday0
14live here− 22head out to work+ 0come in to work= 0on a workday

About 0 people are in Hachita on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.00 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

Where Hachita’s working residents head each day

Show Low: 1 residents work here (5%)Bayard: 1 residents work here (5%)Hurley: 1 residents work here (5%)Santa Clara: 1 residents work here (5%)Silver City: 5 residents work here (23%)Deming: 2 residents work here (9%)Truth or Consequences: 1 residents work here (5%)Albuquerque: 2 residents work here (9%)Las Cruces: 1 residents work here (5%)HachitaWhite Signal: 1 residents work here (5%)Silver CityDemingAlbuquerqueShow LowBayardHurleyHachita
1
Silver City59.7 mi away
23%5
2
Deming41.2 mi away
9%2
3
Albuquerque240.6 mi away
9%2
4
Show Low, AZ190.2 mi away
5%1
5
Bayard59.3 mi away
5%1
6
Hurley55.3 mi away
5%1
7
Santa Clara60.6 mi away
5%1
8
Truth or Consequences109.9 mi away
5%1
9
Las Cruces94.2 mi away
5%1
10
White Signal45.1 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
27%6
The top trips

Where Hachita clocks in

23% of workers
59.7 mi awaySilver City5 Hachita residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9% of workers
41.2 mi awayDeming2 Hachita residents work here · Jobs & commute →
9% of workers
240.6 mi awayAlbuquerque2 Hachita residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

How far

The distance from Hachita to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSilver City: 23% · 59.7 miDeming: 9% · 41.2 miAlbuquerque: 9% · 240.6 miShow Low: 5% · 190.2 miBayard: 5% · 59.3 miHurley: 5% · 55.3 miSanta Clara: 5% · 60.6 miTruth or Consequences: 5% · 109.9 miLas Cruces: 5% · 94.2 miWhite Signal: 5% · 45.1 miSilver City 23%Deming 9%Albuquerque 9%Show Low 5%Bayard 5%Hachita
HachitaTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
0%10–24 mi0 residents
18%25–50 mi4 residents
82%Over 50 mi18 residents

About 82% 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.

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 Hachita: questions

What is the poverty rate in Hachita?

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

Where do people who live in Hachita work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Silver City (23%, 60 mi), Deming (9%, 41 mi), Albuquerque (9%, 241 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

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

Town Square →
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Beyond the commute

More of Hachita

Hachita home →
HandbookGetting around HachitaRoads, 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.