Jobs and the daily commute in La Joya
The Census job records count 19 working residents of La Joya and no jobs based in it. Home is the office for 0% of workers; New Mexico has 12%. Hardly any stay in La Joya for work; outside it, Albuquerque is the main destination (37%, 54 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in La Joya by day
On a workday 19 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 140 people are in La Joya on a workday afternoon, 12% 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.
Where the trip to work from La Joya ends
Where La Joya clocks in
37% of workers
16% of workers
5% 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 Joya
of La Joya workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 95 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.
Miles to work from La Joya
About 63% 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.
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 Joya: questions
What is the poverty rate in La Joya?
40.3%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in La Joya work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (37%, 54 mi), Socorro (16%, 20 mi), Magdalena (5%, 27 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around La Joya 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 Joya, from the people who make the trip.
More of La Joya
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.