Work, pay and getting to work in Paguate
Home is the office for 34% of workers, where New Mexico as a whole has 12%. Hardly any stay in Paguate for work; outside it, Laguna is the main destination (18%, 8 miles). Paguate has 49 working residents in the Census job records, and no jobs of its own there.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Paguate
On a workday 49 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Paguate on a workday afternoon, 22% 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.
Out of Paguate to work: where people go
Where Paguate clocks in
18% of workers
14% 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.
Working from home in Paguate
of Paguate workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 76 commuters (the 34% 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 it is to work from Paguate
About 20% 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 Paguate
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Paguate workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paguate | – | — | — | — | — |
| Bibo | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Bibo: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Paguate’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 Paguate: questions
What is the poverty rate in Paguate?
0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Paguate work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Laguna (18%, 8 mi), Albuquerque (14%, 43 mi), Skyline-Ganipa (10%, 15 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Paguate 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 Paguate, from the people who make the trip.
More of Paguate
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.