Photo: CaroleHenson · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Talpa works elsewhere
8 jobs are based in Talpa for 275 working residents. Hardly any work in Talpa; the top destination outside it is Taos (43%, 3 miles). 25% of workers have no commute at all, against 12% across New Mexico.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Talpa in brief
Talpa is a place people come home to
There are 8 jobs based in Talpa, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Talpa has about 690 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Talpa and Taos trade workers both ways
Taos is the top workplace for Talpa residents (43%) and also where the most people who work in Talpa come from (25% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Short distances, slow trips
Half of Talpa’s working residents have a job less than 5 miles away, yet the average commute still takes 30 minutes, longer than the New Mexico average of 24. 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 275 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Talpa on a workday afternoon
On a workday 274 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 7 people come in from elsewhere.
About 690 people are in Talpa on a workday afternoon, 28% 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 places Talpa commutes to
Where Talpa clocks in
43% of workers
11% 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.
About 30 minutes each way, longer than most of New Mexico
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Talpa workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 245 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.
Goods jobs make up 75% of work in Talpa
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Talpa, 2013 → 2023: 43 → 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 Talpa’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Close to home or a long way: work trips from Talpa
About 29% 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.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Work in the towns next to Talpa
The biggest share goes to Ranchos de Taos (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Talpa workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talpa | – | — | — | 30 min | $49,167 |
| Ranchos de Taos | 3% | — | C− | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Talpa’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 Talpa: questions
What is the median household income in Talpa?
$49,167 (±$18,342) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Talpa?
13.2%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Talpa?
30 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Talpa work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Taos (43%, 3 mi), Albuquerque (11%, 104 mi), Taos Ski Valley (3%, 19 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Talpa without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 15% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Talpa, from the people who make the trip.
More of Talpa
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.