Sombrillo has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Working residents average 26 minutes each way (New Mexico 24, U.S. 26). Only 2% work in Sombrillo; the top destination outside it is Los Alamos (23%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Sombrillo quiets down on a workday
On a workday 100 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 130 people are in Sombrillo on a workday afternoon, 25% fewer than live here.
0.59 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.
23% of working residents work in Los Alamos
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Sombrillo clocks in
23% of workers
21% of workers
20% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
What the 60 jobs in Sombrillo are
60 jobs are based in Sombrillo. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Sombrillo’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Sombrillo, 2013 → 2023: 186 → 60. 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.
About 26 minutes each way, longer than most of New Mexico
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Sombrillo workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 60 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.
Half of Sombrillo commutes less than 16 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 24% 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.
21% of Sombrillo works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Española (21%). Darker towns draw more of Sombrillo’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Sombrillo workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sombrillo | – | — | — | 26 min | $243,750 |
| Española | 21% | C− | B− | 31 min | $47,667 |
| La Puebla | under 1% | — | — | — | — |
| Cuartelez | under 1% | B+ | C− | 31 min | $114,151 |
| El Valle de Arroyo Seco | under 1% | C+ | D− | 26 min | $67,826 |
Same-state neighbors only. La Puebla: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Sombrillo: questions
What is the median household income in Sombrillo?
$243,750 (±$37,656) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Sombrillo?
0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Sombrillo?
26 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 Sombrillo work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Los Alamos (23%, 15 mi), Española (21%, 2 mi), Santa Fe (20%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Sombrillo without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Sombrillo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Sombrillo
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.