Las Palomas has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Hardly any work in Las Palomas; the top destination outside it is Truth or Consequences (25%, 12 miles). 10 jobs are based in Las Palomas; 51 of its residents have a job. 0% of workers have no commute at all, against 12% across New Mexico.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How many people are in Las Palomas by day
On a workday 51 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 260 people are in Las Palomas on a workday afternoon, 13% fewer than live here.
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 Las Palomas ends
Where Las Palomas clocks in
25% of workers
12% 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.
80% of the jobs in Las Palomas pay over $3,333 a month
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Las Palomas’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Las Palomas
of Las Palomas workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 94 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.
Near or far: the trip to work from Las Palomas
About 53% 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 Palomas: questions
What is the median household income in Las Palomas?
$73,864 (±$69,322) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Las Palomas?
0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Las Palomas work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Truth or Consequences (25%, 12 mi), Las Cruces (12%, 59 mi), Albuquerque (8%, 146 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Las Palomas without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Las Palomas, from the people who make the trip.
More of Las Palomas
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.