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Jobs & commute in Nara Visa

Most of Nara Visa commutes out: there are 0.2 jobs for every working resident

Hardly any stay in Nara Visa for work; outside it, Logan is the main destination (14%, 26 miles). Employers in Nara Visa report 3 jobs, and 14 of its residents work somewhere. At home: 0% of workers have no commute at all (New Mexico 12%).

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

Day and night

Nara Visa on a workday afternoon

On a workday 14 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.

14live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
3work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night150
Workday140
150live here− 14head out to work+ 3come in to work= 140on a workday

About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.21jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

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

The towns that employ Nara Visa’s residents

House: 1 residents work here (7%)San Jon: 1 residents work here (7%)Fort Sumner: 1 residents work here (7%)Bernalillo: 1 residents work here (7%)Las Vegas: 1 residents work here (7%)Española: 1 residents work here (7%)Tucumcari: 1 residents work here (7%)Logan: 2 residents work here (14%)Albuquerque: 1 residents work here (7%)Santa Fe: 1 residents work here (7%)Nara VisaLoganHouseSan JonFort SumnerBernalilloLas VegasNara Visa
1
Logan26.1 mi away
14%2
2
House80.1 mi away
7%1
3
San Jon36.7 mi away
7%1
4
Fort Sumner101.4 mi away
7%1
5
Bernalillo195.2 mi away
7%1
6
Las Vegas118.7 mi away
7%1
7
Española168.4 mi away
7%1
8
Tucumcari45.3 mi away
7%1
9
Albuquerque202.6 mi away
7%1
10
Santa Fe161.6 mi away
7%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
21%3
The top trips

Where Nara Visa 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.

The jobs

100% of the jobs in Nara Visa pay over $3,333 a month

Jobs based in Nara VisaJobs Nara Visa residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%14%
Trade, transport & utilities100%43%
Services: health, schools, offices0%43%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less0%14%
$1,251–$3,333 a month0%21%
Over $3,333 a month100%64%

Who does it

29 or younger0%0%
30 to 5433%50%
55 and older67%50%
−25%

Jobs based in Nara Visa, 2013 → 2023: 4 → 3. 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 Nara Visa’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Time on the road

Working from home in Nara Visa

Working from home
0%

of Nara Visa workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Nara Visa gets to work
63%Drive alone
18%Walk
20%Other

Share of the 51 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.

How far

The distance from Nara Visa to work

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miLogan: 14% · 26.1 miHouse: 7% · 80.1 miSan Jon: 7% · 36.7 miFort Sumner: 7% · 101.4 miBernalillo: 7% · 195.2 miLas Vegas: 7% · 118.7 miEspañola: 7% · 168.4 miTucumcari: 7% · 45.3 miAlbuquerque: 7% · 202.6 miSanta Fe: 7% · 161.6 miLogan 14%House 7%San Jon 7%Fort Sumner 7%Bernalillo 7%Nara Visa
Nara VisaTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
8%10–24 mi1 residents
31%25–50 mi4 residents
62%Over 50 mi8 residents

About 62% 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 Nara Visa: questions

What is the median household income in Nara Visa?

$31,111 (±$18,108) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.

What is the poverty rate in Nara Visa?

40.4%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Nara Visa work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Logan (14%, 26 mi), House (7%, 80 mi), San Jon (7%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Nara Visa without a car?

0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Nara Visa, from the people who make the trip.

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Beyond the commute

More of Nara Visa

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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.