Glorieta Pass Battlefield · Photo: NPS · Public domainSanta Fe draws more than half of Valencia’s working residents
The Census job records count 41 working residents of Valencia and no jobs based in it. Working from home is the commute for 35% of workers (New Mexico 12%). Hardly any work in Valencia itself; outside it, Santa Fe draws the most (51%, 12 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Valencia on a workday afternoon
On a workday 41 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1 people are in Valencia on a workday afternoon, 98% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where people from Valencia work
Where Valencia clocks in
51% of workers
5% of workers
2% 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.
Working from home in Valencia
of Valencia workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 15 commuters (the 35% 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.
Where in the region Valencia works
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.
Around Valencia: the bordering towns
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Valencia workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia | – | — | — | — | — |
| Glorieta | under 3% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Glorieta: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Valencia’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 Valencia: questions
What is the poverty rate in Valencia?
0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Valencia work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Valencia 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 Valencia, from the people who make the trip.
More of Valencia
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.