Photo: Russell Lee · Public domainWith 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Pie Town works elsewhere
Only 7% work in Pie Town; the top destination outside it is Albuquerque (12%, 101 miles). There are 13 jobs in Pie Town; 41 of its residents have a job. 100% of workers have no commute at all; New Mexico has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Pie Town on a workday
On a workday 38 residents head out to work, 3 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 120 people are in Pie Town on a workday afternoon, 19% 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 places Pie Town commutes to
Where Pie Town clocks in
12% of workers
7% of workers
5% 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.
In Pie Town, 46% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Pie Town, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 13. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
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 Pie Town’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Pie Town
of Pie Town workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The distance from Pie Town to work
About 73% 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.
- Two counts of out-of-state work. The Census survey asks workers where they work: 0% of Pie Town workers work outside New Mexico. The job records count 12% at employers in other states. The records use the address the employer reports and skip the self-employed, so the two can differ.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Pie Town: questions
What is the poverty rate in Pie Town?
31.3%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Pie Town work?
7% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (12%, 101 mi), Gallup (7%, 87 mi), Las Cruces (5%, 160 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Pie Town, from the people who make the trip.
More of Pie Town
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.