Hot Springs Landing has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Employers in Hot Springs Landing report 11 jobs, and 31 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in Hot Springs Landing itself; outside it, Truth or Consequences draws the most (29%, 4 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Hot Springs Landing
On a workday 31 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 11 people come in from elsewhere.
About 90 people are in Hot Springs Landing on a workday afternoon, 18% fewer 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.
Where the trip to work from Hot Springs Landing ends
Where Hot Springs Landing clocks in
29% of workers
6% of workers
6% 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.
A place that makes things: 100% of Hot Springs Landing’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hot Springs Landing, 2013 → 2023: 13 → 11. 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 Hot Springs Landing’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Hot Springs Landing
About 58% 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.
The towns around Hot Springs Landing
The biggest share goes to Elephant Butte (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hot Springs Landing workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs Landing | – | — | — | — | — |
| Elephant Butte | 3% | D | C | 12 min | $53,482 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hot Springs Landing’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 Hot Springs Landing: questions
What is the poverty rate in Hot Springs Landing?
0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Hot Springs Landing work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Truth or Consequences (29%, 4 mi), Las Cruces (6%, 65 mi), El Paso (6%, 104 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hot Springs Landing, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hot Springs Landing
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.