With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Rio Chiquito works elsewhere
For 0% of workers, the job is at home, against 12% across New Mexico. There are 6 jobs in Rio Chiquito, against 27 working residents. Hardly any work in Rio Chiquito; the top destination outside it is Albuquerque (30%, 74 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Rio Chiquito, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 27 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 6 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Rio Chiquito on a workday afternoon, 11% 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 Rio Chiquito commutes to
Where Rio Chiquito clocks in
30% of workers
15% of workers
11% 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.
Making and building: 67% of jobs based in Rio Chiquito
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Rio Chiquito, 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.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Rio Chiquito’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Rio Chiquito
of Rio Chiquito workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 78 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
The distance from Rio Chiquito to work
About 37% 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.
Rio Chiquito and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Chimayo (7%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Rio Chiquito workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Chiquito | – | — | — | — | — |
| Chimayo | 7% | C | D− | 32 min | $56,484 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Rio Chiquito’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 Rio Chiquito: questions
What is the poverty rate in Rio Chiquito?
0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Rio Chiquito work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (30%, 74 mi), Los Alamos (15%, 22 mi), Española (11%, 9 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Rio Chiquito 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 Rio Chiquito, from the people who make the trip.
More of Rio Chiquito
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.