San Miguel has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.0 for each
San Miguel has 8 jobs, and 307 of its residents work somewhere. Hardly any work in San Miguel itself; outside it, Las Cruces draws the most (36%, 12 miles). A typical one-way commute from San Miguel lasts 44 minutes (New Mexico 24, U.S. 26).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Where San Miguel stands out on work
San Miguel and Las Cruces trade workers both ways
Las Cruces is the top workplace for San Miguel residents (36%) and also where the most people who work in San Miguel come from (50% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
San Miguel is a place people come home to
There are 8 jobs based in San Miguel, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday San Miguel has about 470 people in it, 39% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
San Miguel workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 44 minutes each way, against 24 across New Mexico. Over a year that’s about 337 hours of commuting, 153 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 307 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Where San Miguel goes to work
Where San Miguel clocks in
36% of workers
16% of workers
7% 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.
San Miguel by day and by night
On a workday 306 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 470 people are in San Miguel on a workday afternoon, 39% 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 trip to work from San Miguel: about 44 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 13.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of San Miguel workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 307 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.
Goods jobs make up 75% of work in San Miguel
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in San Miguel, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 8. 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 San Miguel’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Short hops and long hauls from San Miguel
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.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in San Miguel: questions
What is the median household income in San Miguel?
$55,145 (±$28,419) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in San Miguel?
17.1%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from San Miguel?
44 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in San Miguel work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Las Cruces (36%, 12 mi), El Paso (16%, 27 mi), Anthony (7%, 12 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around San Miguel 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 San Miguel, from the people who make the trip.
More of San Miguel
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.