More than half of Hyde Park’s working residents commute to Santa Fe
Working residents average 19 minutes each way, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 25% of workers have no commute at all, against 12% across New Mexico. Employers in Hyde Park report 180 jobs, against 73 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Hyde Park on a workday
On a workday 72 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 179 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Hyde Park on a workday afternoon, 57% more than live here.
2.5 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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 the people who work in Hyde Park live
Where Hyde Park clocks in
56% of workers
14% of workers
8% 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.
In Hyde Park, services account for most jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hyde Park, 2013 → 2023: 96 → 180. 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 Hyde Park’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Hyde Park’s commute takes about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hyde Park workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 66 commuters (the 25% 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 it is to work from Hyde Park
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.
Hyde Park and its neighbors: 56% work next door
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
The biggest share goes to Santa Fe. Darker towns draw more of Hyde Park’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 Hyde Park: questions
What is the median household income in Hyde Park?
$194,464 (±$85,806) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hyde Park?
4.2%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hyde Park?
19 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hyde Park work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Hyde Park 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 Hyde Park, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hyde Park
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.