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Jobs & commute in Lyden

Work and commuting in Lyden

No jobs are based in Lyden in the Census job records; 21 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any work in Lyden; the top destination outside it is Albuquerque (24%, 81 miles).

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

Day and night

Who works in Lyden, and who works elsewhere

On a workday 21 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

21live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
0work here, live elsewhere
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

Commuting out of Lyden: the destinations

Moffat: 1 residents work here (5%)Chama: 1 residents work here (5%)Española: 4 residents work here (19%)Farmington: 1 residents work here (5%)Albuquerque: 5 residents work here (24%)Santa Fe: 3 residents work here (14%)Rio Lucio: 1 residents work here (5%)Los Luceros: 1 residents work here (5%)LydenLos Alamos: 3 residents work here (14%)AlbuquerqueEspañolaSanta FeLos AlamosMoffatChamaLyden
1
Albuquerque80.7 mi away
24%5
2
Española10.8 mi away
19%4
3
Santa Fe34 mi away
14%3
4
Los Alamos23.6 mi away
14%3
5
Moffat, CO128.1 mi away
5%1
6
Chama59.9 mi away
5%1
7
Farmington127.3 mi away
5%1
8
Rio Lucio16.6 mi away
5%1
9
Los Luceros3 mi away
5%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
5%1
The top trips

Where Lyden 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 Lyden works

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miAlbuquerque: 24% · 80.7 miEspañola: 19% · 10.8 miSanta Fe: 14% · 34 miLos Alamos: 14% · 23.6 miMoffat: 5% · 128.1 miChama: 5% · 59.9 miFarmington: 5% · 127.3 miRio Lucio: 5% · 16.6 miLos Luceros: 5% · 3 miAlbuquerque 24%Española 19%Santa Fe 14%Los Alamos 14%Moffat 5%Lyden
LydenTop destinations (size = commuters)
19%Under 10 mi4 residents
29%10–24 mi6 residents
14%25–50 mi3 residents
38%Over 50 mi8 residents

About 38% 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 Lyden: questions

Where do people who live in Lyden work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (24%, 81 mi), Española (19%, 11 mi), Santa Fe (14%, 34 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Lyden, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Lyden

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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.