Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Tajique has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
2 jobs are based in Tajique for 29 working residents. Hardly any stay in Tajique for work; outside it, Estancia is the main destination (28%, 15 miles). Home is the office for 25% of workers (New Mexico 12%).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Tajique
On a workday 29 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 2 people come in from elsewhere.
About 100 people are in Tajique on a workday afternoon, 21% 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.
Out of Tajique to work: where people go
Where Tajique clocks in
28% of workers
24% of workers
17% 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.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
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 Tajique’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Tajique
of Tajique workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 64 commuters (the 25% 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.
Tajique’s commute, mile by mile
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.
Around Tajique: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Tajique workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tajique | – | — | — | — | — |
| Torreon | under 4% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Torreon: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Tajique’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 Tajique: questions
What is the poverty rate in Tajique?
13.8%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Tajique work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Estancia (28%, 15 mi), Albuquerque (24%, 31 mi), Moriarty (17%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tajique 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 Tajique, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tajique
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.