Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Las Nutrias
The Census job records count 28 working residents of Las Nutrias and no jobs based in it. Hardly any work in Las Nutrias; the top destination outside it is Albuquerque (32%, 44 miles). 100.0% of residents live below the poverty line, next to 17.8% for New Mexico as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Las Nutrias on a workday afternoon
On a workday 28 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 36 people are in Las Nutrias on a workday afternoon, 44% 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 Las Nutrias commutes to
Where Las Nutrias clocks in
32% of workers
21% 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.
Miles to work from Las Nutrias
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.
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 Las Nutrias: questions
What is the poverty rate in Las Nutrias?
100.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Las Nutrias work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (32%, 44 mi), Socorro (21%, 30 mi), Belen (7%, 21 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Las Nutrias, from the people who make the trip.
More of Las Nutrias
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.