Most of Turley commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
There are 4 jobs in Turley, and 66 of its residents work somewhere. Only 2% work in Turley; the top destination outside it is Farmington (41%, 22 miles). Working from home is the commute for 0% of workers, against 12% across New Mexico.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Turley quiets down on a workday
On a workday 65 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 3 people come in from elsewhere.
About 55 people are in Turley on a workday afternoon, 53% 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 towns that employ Turley’s residents
Where Turley clocks in
41% 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.
Turley works in goods: 100% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Turley, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 4. 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 Turley’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The trip to work from Turley: about 52 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 16.7 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Turley workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 49 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.
Half of Turley commutes less than 22 miles
About 17% 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 around Turley
The biggest share goes to Blanco (3%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Turley workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turley | – | — | — | 52 min | $48,000 |
| Blanco | 3% | — | — | — | — |
| Sullivan | under 2% | — | — | 30 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Blanco and Sullivan: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Turley’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 Turley: questions
What is the median household income in Turley?
$48,000 (±$41,970) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Turley?
2.6%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Turley?
52 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 Turley work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Farmington (41%, 22 mi), Lee Acres (11%, 15 mi), Durango (6%, 37 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Turley 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 Turley, from the people who make the trip.
More of Turley
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.