Oasis at work: jobs, income and the commute
Hardly any work in Oasis itself; outside it, Truth or Consequences draws the most (26%, 22 miles). Oasis has 35 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there. Poverty touches 76.0% of residents; New Mexico has 17.8%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who leaves Oasis for work, and who comes in
On a workday 35 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 40 people are in Oasis on a workday afternoon, 47% 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.
The towns that employ Oasis’ residents
Where Oasis clocks in
26% of workers
9% 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.
How far Oasis goes to work
About 50% 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.
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 Oasis: questions
What is the poverty rate in Oasis?
76.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Oasis work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Truth or Consequences (26%, 22 mi), Albuquerque (9%, 155 mi), Socorro (6%, 81 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Oasis, from the people who make the trip.
More of Oasis
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.