There are 48.7 jobs in Taos Ski Valley for every working resident, and 776 people commute in
About one in five work in Taos Ski Valley itself; outside it, Taos draws the most (44%, 16 miles). There are 779 jobs in Taos Ski Valley; 16 of its residents have a job. For 36% of workers, the job is at home; New Mexico has 12%.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily commute in and out of Taos Ski Valley
On a workday 13 residents head out to work and 3 work right here.
About 840 people are in Taos Ski Valley on a workday afternoon, 942% more than live here.
48.7 jobs for every working resident, so more people commute in than 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.
Commuting in to Taos Ski Valley: where workers come from
Where Taos Ski Valley clocks in
44% of workers
6% 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.
Services make up most of the work in Taos Ski Valley
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Taos Ski Valley, 2013 → 2023: 774 → 779. 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 Taos Ski Valley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Taos Ski Valley
of Taos Ski Valley workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 21 commuters (the 36% 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.
Miles to work from Taos Ski Valley
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 Taos Ski Valley: questions
What is the median household income in Taos Ski Valley?
$76,875 (±$16,128) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Taos Ski Valley?
12.3%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Taos Ski Valley work?
19% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Taos (44%, 16 mi), Arroyo Seco (13%, 10 mi), Albuquerque (6%, 123 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Taos Ski Valley 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 Taos Ski Valley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Taos Ski Valley
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.