Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Torreon works elsewhere
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, where New Mexico as a whole has 12%. 10 jobs are based in Torreon for 46 working residents. Hardly any stay in Torreon for work; outside it, Albuquerque is the main destination (41%, 33 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Torreon
On a workday 46 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 10 people come in from elsewhere.
About 89 people are in Torreon on a workday afternoon, 29% 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 Torreon commutes to
Where Torreon clocks in
41% of workers
9% 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.
Goods, not services: 50% of the jobs in Torreon
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Torreon, 2013 → 2023: 14 → 10. 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 Torreon’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Torreon
of Torreon workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 30 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.
The distance from Torreon to work
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 Torreon: the bordering towns
The biggest share goes to Tajique (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Torreon workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torreon | – | — | — | — | — |
| Tajique | 2% | — | — | — | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tajique: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Torreon’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 Torreon: questions
What is the poverty rate in Torreon?
0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Torreon work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (41%, 33 mi), Moriarty (9%, 24 mi), Edgewood (9%, 28 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Torreon 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 Torreon, from the people who make the trip.
More of Torreon
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.