Work means Santa Fe for more than half of Valle Vista’s working residents
28 jobs are based in Valle Vista, and 364 of its residents work somewhere. Home is the office for <1% of workers, next to 12% for New Mexico as a whole. Working residents average 18 minutes each way, where New Mexico has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Valle Vista, in a few figures
More than half of Valle Vista works in Santa Fe
195 working residents, 54%, have their main job in Santa Fe, 6.9 miles away across the town line. That’s far more as work in Valle Vista itself. The commute map ↓
Valle Vista is a place people come home to
There are 28 jobs based in Valle Vista, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Valle Vista has about 390 people in it, 46% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Few Valle Vista workers work from home
Only 0% of workers work from home, against 12% across New Mexico. Almost everyone here travels to a job. Time on the road ↓
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 364 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The places Valle Vista commutes to
Where Valle Vista clocks in
54% of workers
17% 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.
A workday in Valle Vista: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 364 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 28 people come in from elsewhere.
About 390 people are in Valle Vista on a workday afternoon, 46% fewer than live here.
0.08 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.
How long Valle Vista spends getting to work: about 18 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 5.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Valle Vista workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 306 commuters (the <1% 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.
Valle Vista works in goods: 93% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Valle Vista, 2013 → 2023: 10 → 28. 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 Valle Vista’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Valle Vista, by distance
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.
54% of Valle Vista works in a bordering town
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Valle Vista workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valle Vista | – | — | — | 18 min | $36,635 |
| Santa Fe | 54% | C+ | A | 21 min | $73,482 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
The biggest share goes to Santa Fe. Darker towns draw more of Valle 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 Valle Vista: questions
What is the median household income in Valle Vista?
$36,635 (±$13,001) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Valle Vista?
27.7%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Valle Vista?
18 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. <1% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Valle Vista work?
0% work in town.
Can you get around Valle 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 Valle Vista, from the people who make the trip.
More of Valle 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.