Most of Nenahnezad commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
9 jobs are based in Nenahnezad for 79 working residents. Hardly any work in Nenahnezad; the top destination outside it is Farmington (24%, 14 miles). 4% 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
The workday shuffle in and out of Nenahnezad
On a workday 79 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 9 people come in from elsewhere.
About 340 people are in Nenahnezad on a workday afternoon, 17% 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.
The towns that employ Nenahnezad’s residents
Where Nenahnezad clocks in
24% of workers
10% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Nenahnezad
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 Nenahnezad’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Nenahnezad: about 19 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.1 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Nenahnezad workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 136 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.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Nenahnezad
About 39% 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.
Next door to Nenahnezad
The biggest share goes to Waterflow (5%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Nenahnezad workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nenahnezad | – | — | — | 19 min | $37,361 |
| Waterflow | 5% | C− | D− | 20 min | $61,429 |
| Upper Fruitland | under 2% | D | D− | 31 min | $49,453 |
| Fruitland | under 2% | — | — | 31 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Fruitland: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Nenahnezad’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
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 Nenahnezad: questions
What is the median household income in Nenahnezad?
$37,361 (±$14,429) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Nenahnezad?
38.9%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Nenahnezad?
19 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 Nenahnezad work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Farmington (24%, 14 mi), Albuquerque (10%, 150 mi), Gallup (6%, 86 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Nenahnezad without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 12% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Nenahnezad, from the people who make the trip.
More of Nenahnezad
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.