Lordsburg-Hidalgo County Library · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Household incomes in Lordsburg are lower than in 98% of U.S. towns
The two grades for Lordsburg are D− for jobs and income and A for walkability. Poverty touches 23.5% of residents, next to 17.8% for New Mexico as a whole. For 4% of workers, the job is at home, against 12% across New Mexico.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What the numbers say about work in Lordsburg
Most jobs in Lordsburg go to people who live here
Of the 747 jobs based in Lordsburg, 55% are held by Lordsburg residents. In most towns, people from elsewhere hold most of the local jobs. Day and night ↓
Lordsburg’s biggest commute is a long one
The top workplace outside Lordsburg is Las Cruces, 112 miles away as the crow flies. 8% of working residents (74) make that trip; no town closer to home draws more of them. How far ↓
A big share show a job far from home
40% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 981 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Jobs & income in Lordsburg: the grade in detail
On income, poverty and job access, Lordsburg is near the bottom of U.S. towns. All three inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Lordsburg’s grade.
Unemployment (4.6%) is left out: Lordsburg’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A firm grade. At either end of the Census margins of error for income and poverty, Lordsburg stays D−.
How many people are in Lordsburg by day
On a workday 567 residents head out to work, 414 work right here, and 333 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,900 people are in Lordsburg on a workday afternoon, 11% fewer than live here.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.76 per resident).
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 distance from Lordsburg to work
About 40% 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.
8% of working residents work in Las Cruces
Where Lordsburg clocks in
8% of workers
6% 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.
The 747 jobs based in Lordsburg
747 jobs are based in Lordsburg.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Lordsburg, 2013 → 2023: 929 → 747. 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 Lordsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 17 minutes each way, quicker than most of New Mexico
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Lordsburg workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 730 commuters (the 4% 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.
Walkable streets, thin transit: Lordsburg
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Lordsburg is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns. Both inputs place Lordsburg near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 760 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 15.9% of Lordsburg households have no vehicle (New Mexico 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Lordsburg’s commuters take a bus or train.
Where Lordsburg sits among U.S. towns of 1,500 to 2,900
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 718 | Picacho Hills NM | 2,002 | $121K | 5.6% | 1.7% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 911 | Tres Arroyos NM | 1,926 | $88K | 2.2% | 5.1% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,203 | Mesilla NM | 1,818 | $75K | 4.5% | 6.8% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 5,345 | Thayer MO | 1,898 | $37K | 34.3% | 4.8% | 22% | D− |
| 5,346 | Milan NM | 2,468 | $36K | 32.2% | 3.7% | 10% | D− |
| 5,347 | Lordsburg NM | 2,181 | $37K | 23.5% | 4.6% | 42% | D− |
| 5,348 | Clifton TN | 2,344 | $44K | 39.5% | 3.1% | 9% | D− |
| 5,349 | San Augustine TX | 1,839 | $28K | 46.0% | 8.9% | 18% | D− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,404 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Lordsburg, the top three, the last and three more from New Mexico.
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 Lordsburg: questions
What is the median household income in Lordsburg?
$36,607 (±$9,378) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Lordsburg?
23.5%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Lordsburg?
17 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Lordsburg work?
42% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Las Cruces (8%, 112 mi), Morenci (6%, 62 mi), Silver City (6%, 39 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is Lordsburg walkable?
Lordsburg is more walkable than 88% of U.S. towns (Walkability A): an EPA walkability index of 9.9 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Lordsburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Lordsburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Lordsburg
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.