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Jobs & commute in Old Town

Work means Deming for more than half of Old Town’s working residents

No jobs are based in Old Town in the Census job records; 9 of its residents work elsewhere. Hardly any work in Old Town itself; outside it, Deming draws the most (56%, 20 miles).

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

Day and night

How a workday changes Old Town

On a workday 9 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.

9live 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

The places Old Town commutes to

Deming: 5 residents work here (56%)Las Cruces: 1 residents work here (11%)Keeler Farm: 1 residents work here (11%)Old TownDemingLas CrucesKeeler FarmOld Town
1
Deming19.9 mi away
56%5
2
Las Cruces67.3 mi away
11%1
3
Keeler Farm16.6 mi away
11%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
22%2
The top trips

Where Old Town 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

Near or far: the trip to work from Old Town

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miDeming: 56% · 19.9 miLas Cruces: 11% · 67.3 miKeeler Farm: 11% · 16.6 miDeming 56%Las Cruces 11%Keeler Farm 11%Old Town
Old TownTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
78%10–24 mi7 residents
11%25–50 mi1 residents
11%Over 50 mi1 residents

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 Old Town: questions

Where do people who live in Old Town work?

0% work in town.

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Old Town, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Old Town

Old Town home →

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.