Work means Santa Fe for more than half of La Cueva’s working residents
The average commute takes 38 minutes each way; New Mexico averages 24, the U.S. 26. At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (New Mexico 12%). Hardly any stay in La Cueva for work; outside it, Santa Fe is the main destination (52%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in La Cueva, in a few figures
More than half of La Cueva works in Santa Fe
105 working residents, 52%, have their main job in Santa Fe, 15 miles away. That’s far more as work in La Cueva itself. The commute map ↓
La Cueva is a place people come home to
There are 6 jobs based in La Cueva, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday La Cueva has about 580 people in it, 25% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
La Cueva workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 38 minutes each way, against 24 across New Mexico. Over a year that’s about 291 hours of commuting, 107 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 202 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Commuting out of La Cueva: the destinations
Where La Cueva clocks in
52% of workers
13% 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.
Who works in La Cueva, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 202 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in La Cueva on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.03 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.
Getting to work from La Cueva takes about 38 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 12.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of La Cueva workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 512 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.
A place that makes things: 67% of La Cueva’s jobs are in goods
6 jobs are based in La Cueva.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in La Cueva, 2013 → 2023: 9 → 6. 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 La Cueva’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far La Cueva goes to work
About 26% 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.
La Cueva and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Glorieta (6%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | La Cueva workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Cueva | – | — | — | 38 min | $109,299 |
| Glorieta | 6% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glorieta: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of La Cueva’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 La Cueva: questions
What is the median household income in La Cueva?
$109,299 (±$18,950) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in La Cueva?
7.6%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from La Cueva?
38 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in La Cueva work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around La Cueva without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 2% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from La Cueva, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Cueva
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.