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Jobs & commute in Luis Lopez

Jobs, pay and the trip to work in Luis Lopez

No jobs are based in Luis Lopez in the Census job records; 29 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any stay in Luis Lopez for work; outside it, Socorro is the main destination (31%, 5 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

Day and night

Who leaves Luis Lopez for work, and who comes in

On a workday 29 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

29live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night53
Workday24
53live here− 29head out to work+ 0come in to work= 24on a workday

About 24 people are in Luis Lopez on a workday afternoon, 55% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.00jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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 commute map

Where Luis Lopez’s working residents head each day

Pinetop-Lakeside: 1 residents work here (3%)Las Vegas: 1 residents work here (3%)Socorro: 9 residents work here (31%)Hobbs: 1 residents work here (3%)Albuquerque: 8 residents work here (28%)El Paso: 1 residents work here (3%)San Antonio: 1 residents work here (3%)Luis LopezUniversity Park: 1 residents work here (3%)North Valley: 1 residents work here (3%)Los Chaves: 1 residents work here (3%)SocorroAlbuquerquePinetop-LakesideLas VegasHobbsEl PasoLuis Lopez
1
Socorro4.6 mi away
31%9
2
Albuquerque78.2 mi away
28%8
33%1
4
Las Vegas146.4 mi away
3%1
5
Hobbs232 mi away
3%1
6
El Paso, TX150.4 mi away
3%1
7
San Antonio5.2 mi away
3%1
8
University Park118.7 mi away
3%1
9
North Valley83.1 mi away
3%1
10
Los Chaves51.8 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
14%4
The top trips

Where Luis Lopez clocks in

Lines 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.

How far

Where in the region Luis Lopez works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miSocorro: 31% · 4.6 miAlbuquerque: 28% · 78.2 miPinetop-Lakeside: 3% · 176.5 miLas Vegas: 3% · 146.4 miHobbs: 3% · 232 miEl Paso: 3% · 150.4 miSan Antonio: 3% · 5.2 miUniversity Park: 3% · 118.7 miNorth Valley: 3% · 83.1 miLos Chaves: 3% · 51.8 miSocorro 31%Albuquerque 28%Pinetop-Lakeside 3%Las Vegas 3%Hobbs 3%Luis Lopez
Luis LopezTop destinations (size = commuters)
34%Under 10 mi10 residents
3%10–24 mi1 residents
14%25–50 mi4 residents
48%Over 50 mi14 residents

About 48% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Luis Lopez: questions

What is the poverty rate in Luis Lopez?

0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Luis Lopez work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Socorro (31%, 5 mi), Albuquerque (28%, 78 mi), Pinetop-Lakeside (3%, 176 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Luis Lopez, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Luis Lopez

Luis Lopez home →

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.