Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Regina

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
–Not graded–Not graded
Jobs & commute in Regina

Regina has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

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

Day and night

Regina quiets down on a workday

On a workday 30 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.

30live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
6work here, live elsewhere
Night and day
At night31
Workday7
31live here− 30head out to work+ 6come in to work= 7on a workday

About 7 people are in Regina on a workday afternoon, 77% fewer than live here.

Job hub or commuter town?
0.20jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

0.20 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

27% of working residents work in Cuba

A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.

Chama: 1 residents work here (3%)Cuba: 8 residents work here (27%)Milan: 1 residents work here (3%)Hobbs: 1 residents work here (3%)Albuquerque: 4 residents work here (13%)Rio Rancho: 3 residents work here (10%)Santa Fe: 3 residents work here (10%)El Rito: 1 residents work here (3%)ReginaNorth Valley: 1 residents work here (3%)Los Alamos: 1 residents work here (3%)TorreonRio Rancho EstatesCubaAlbuquerqueRio RanchoSanta FeChamaMilanRegina
1
Cuba12.5 mi away
27%8
2
Albuquerque77.2 mi away
13%4
3
Rio Rancho64.4 mi away
10%3
4
Santa Fe65.3 mi away
10%3
5
Chama52.1 mi away
3%1
6
Milan87 mi away
3%1
7
Hobbs322.1 mi away
3%1
8
El Rito44 mi away
3%1
9
North Valley72.9 mi away
3%1
10
Los Alamos42.1 mi away
3%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
20%6
The top trips

Where Regina clocks in

Lines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.

The jobs

What the 6 jobs in Regina are

6 jobs are based in Regina. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Regina’s own residents hold wherever they work.

Jobs based in ReginaJobs Regina residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms0%23%
Trade, transport & utilities100%7%
Services: health, schools, offices0%70%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less83%23%
$1,251–$3,333 a month17%20%
Over $3,333 a month0%57%

Who does it

29 or younger50%20%
30 to 5433%50%
55 and older17%30%
+200%

Jobs based in Regina, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 6. 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.

Time on the road

Working from home in Regina

From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.

Working from home
0%

of Regina workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.

About 0 in 10
How Regina gets to work
100%Drive alone

Share of the 22 commuters (the 0% 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.

How far

Half of Regina commutes less than 51 miles

Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miCuba: 27% · 12.5 miAlbuquerque: 13% · 77.2 miRio Rancho: 10% · 64.4 miSanta Fe: 10% · 65.3 miChama: 3% · 52.1 miMilan: 3% · 87 miHobbs: 3% · 322.1 miEl Rito: 3% · 44 miNorth Valley: 3% · 72.9 miLos Alamos: 3% · 42.1 miCuba 27%Albuquerque 13%Rio Rancho 10%Santa Fe 10%Chama 3%Regina
ReginaTop destinations (size = commuters)
3%Under 10 mi1 residents
33%10–24 mi10 residents
10%25–50 mi3 residents
53%Over 50 mi16 residents

About 53% 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.

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 Regina: questions

What is the poverty rate in Regina?

0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).

Where do people who live in Regina work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Cuba (27%, 12 mi), Albuquerque (13%, 77 mi), Rio Rancho (10%, 64 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Can you get around Regina 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 Regina, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Regina

Regina 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.