For more than half of its working residents, Seton Village is a commute to Santa Fe
Home is the office for 29% of workers, where New Mexico as a whole has 12%. Only 2% work in Seton Village itself; outside it, Santa Fe draws the most (56%, 5 miles). 14 jobs are based in Seton Village, and 43 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Seton Village by day and by night
On a workday 42 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 13 people come in from elsewhere.
About 72 people are in Seton Village on a workday afternoon, 29% fewer than live here.
0.33 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.
Where the trip to work from Seton Village ends
Where Seton Village clocks in
56% 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.
Health, schools and offices: most of the jobs in Seton Village
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Seton Village, 2013 → 2023: 7 → 14. 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 Seton Village’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Seton Village
of Seton Village workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 56 commuters (the 29% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Seton Village
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.
Seton Village and the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Sunlit Hills (5%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Seton Village workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seton Village | – | — | — | — | $123,750 |
| Arroyo Hondo | under 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Sunlit Hills | 5% | — | — | 19 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Arroyo Hondo and Sunlit Hills: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Seton Village’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 Seton Village: questions
What is the median household income in Seton Village?
$123,750 (±$32,101) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Seton Village?
0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Seton Village work?
2% work in town.
Can you get around Seton Village 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 Seton Village, from the people who make the trip.
More of Seton Village
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.