Stanley has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.1 for each
0% of workers work from home (New Mexico 12%). 3 jobs are based in Stanley, against 38 working residents. Only 3% stay in Stanley for work; outside it, Santa Fe is the main destination (24%, 35 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Stanley
On a workday 37 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 150 people are in Stanley on a workday afternoon, 19% 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.
Where Stanley goes to work
Where Stanley clocks in
24% of workers
21% of workers
16% 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.
100% of the jobs in Stanley make or build things
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Stanley, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 3. 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 Stanley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Stanley
of Stanley workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 118 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Stanley
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 Stanley: questions
What is the median household income in Stanley?
$221,082 (±$619) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Stanley?
0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Stanley work?
3% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Santa Fe (24%, 35 mi), Albuquerque (21%, 38 mi), Moriarty (16%, 11 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Stanley 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 Stanley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Stanley
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.