Jobs, income and commuting in Newcomb, NM
Working residents average 42 minutes each way (New Mexico 24, U.S. 26). Only 0% work in Newcomb; the top destination outside it is Farmington (14%, 44 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Newcomb quiets down on a workday
On a workday 83 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 330 people are in Newcomb on a workday afternoon, 20% fewer than live here.
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.
14% of working residents work in Farmington
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Newcomb clocks in
14% of workers
10% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
About 42 minutes each way, longer than most of New Mexico
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Newcomb workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 147 commuters (the 11% 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.
Half of Newcomb commutes less than 52 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 54% 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.
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 Newcomb: questions
What is the median household income in Newcomb?
$35,313 (±$20,060) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Newcomb?
25.1%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Newcomb?
42 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 11% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Newcomb work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Farmington (14%, 44 mi), Albuquerque (10%, 142 mi), Cortez (5%, 74 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Newcomb without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 19% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Newcomb, from the people who make the trip.
More of Newcomb
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.