Work means Farmington for about two in three of Totah Vista’s working residents
Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers; New Mexico has 12%. A typical one-way commute lasts 25 minutes; New Mexico averages 24, the U.S. 26. There are 58 jobs in Totah Vista for 122 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The workday shuffle in and out of Totah Vista
On a workday 122 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 58 people come in from elsewhere.
About 170 people are in Totah Vista on a workday afternoon, 27% fewer than live here.
0.48 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute 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.
The places Totah Vista commutes to
Where Totah Vista clocks in
63% of workers
4% 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 health care, schools and offices in Totah Vista
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Totah Vista, 2013 → 2023: 32 → 58. 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 Totah Vista’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 25 minutes to work from Totah Vista
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 7.9 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Totah Vista workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 113 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.
How far it is to work from Totah Vista
About 15% 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.
The towns next door employ 63% of Totah Vista
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Totah Vista workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totah Vista | – | — | — | 25 min | — |
| Farmington | 63% | C+ | A− | 20 min | $68,784 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Farmington. Darker towns draw more of Totah Vista’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 Totah Vista: questions
What is the poverty rate in Totah Vista?
63.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Totah Vista?
25 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 0% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Totah Vista work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Totah Vista 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 Totah Vista, from the people who make the trip.
More of Totah Vista
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.