Work means Santa Fe for about half of La Bajada’s working residents
0% of workers work from home; New Mexico has 12%. Hardly any work in La Bajada itself; outside it, Santa Fe draws the most (50%, 16 miles). The Census job records count 6 working residents of La Bajada and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in La Bajada by day
On a workday 6 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 5 people are in La Bajada on a workday afternoon, 55% fewer than live here.
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 places La Bajada commutes to
Where La Bajada clocks in
50% of workers
17% 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.
Working from home in La Bajada
of La Bajada workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 8 commuters (the 0% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from La Bajada
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.
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 La Bajada: questions
What is the poverty rate in La Bajada?
18.2%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in La Bajada work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around La Bajada 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 La Bajada, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Bajada
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.