Tyrone has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Tyrone
Tyrone is a place people come home to
There are 16 jobs based in Tyrone, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Tyrone has about 580 people in it, 28% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
39% of Tyrone works in Silver City
96 working residents, 39%, have their main job in Silver City, 5.1 miles away. That’s far more as work in Tyrone itself. The commute map ↓
A big share show a job far from home
40% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
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 246 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Tyrone quiets down on a workday
On a workday 245 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 15 people come in from elsewhere.
About 580 people are in Tyrone on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.07 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.
39% of working residents work in Silver City
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Tyrone clocks in
39% of workers
7% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Half of Tyrone commutes less than 14 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 40% 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.
Tyrone makes things: 100% of its jobs are in goods
16 jobs are based in Tyrone. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Tyrone’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Tyrone, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 16. 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.
Working from home in Tyrone
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
of Tyrone workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 344 commuters (the 4% 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.
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 Tyrone: questions
What is the median household income in Tyrone?
$47,031 (±$21,107) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Tyrone?
22.9%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Tyrone work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Silver City (39%, 5 mi), Albuquerque (7%, 191 mi), Las Cruces (6%, 92 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Tyrone 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 Tyrone, from the people who make the trip.
More of Tyrone
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.