West Hammond has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Jobs and income earn West Hammond C−; getting around on foot earns it C+. West Hammond has 166 jobs, against 1,017 working residents. Household incomes here are lower than in 89% of U.S. towns.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: West Hammond in brief
West Hammond and Farmington trade workers both ways
Farmington is the top workplace for West Hammond residents (42%) and also where the most people who work in West Hammond come from (36% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
Fewer jobs are based in West Hammond than ten years ago
Jobs counted in West Hammond fell from 336 in 2013 to 166 in 2023, −51%. That can be real closings or a large employer now reporting its workers at another address; the data can’t tell the two apart. The jobs ↓
West Hammond is a place people come home to
There are 166 jobs based in West Hammond, about two for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday West Hammond has about 1,400 people in it, 38% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
West Hammond workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 29 minutes each way, against 24 across New Mexico. Over a year that’s about 222 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. 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.
The figures behind West Hammond’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty and job access, West Hammond is better than 16% of U.S. towns. The poverty rate holds West Hammond’s grade up (11.7%, U.S. 12.5%); household income pulls it down ($48,929, U.S. $80,734).
Unemployment (8.5%) is left out: West Hammond’s labor force is under 1,000, too few workers for a steady figure.
A rough placement. Within the Census margins of error for income and poverty, West Hammond could be anywhere from D to B−.
42% of working residents work in Farmington
Where West Hammond clocks in
42% of workers
10% 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.
Making and building: 58% of jobs based in West Hammond
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in West Hammond, 2013 → 2023: 336 → 166. 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 West Hammond’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How many people are in West Hammond by day
On a workday 1,002 residents head out to work, 15 work right here, and 151 people come in from elsewhere.
About 1,400 people are in West Hammond on a workday afternoon, 38% 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.
A commute of about 29 minutes in West Hammond
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of West Hammond workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 679 commuters (the 13% 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 West Hammond
About 21% 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.
For most of West Hammond, work means a drive
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, West Hammond is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns. How people get to work scores higher than the street layout: 6.3% of commuters walk, bike or take transit, against 3.4% across New Mexico, on an EPA index of 3.6.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 783 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service (shown, not graded). 0% of residents live within a ¾-mile walk of a bus or train stop, 0% within a quarter mile. At the weekday evening rush, about under 0.1 trips an hour stop near the typical resident, more than in 40% of the 9,825 U.S. towns with transit data.
Transit at the evening rush trips an hour stopping within ¼ mile of the typical resident, EPA 2020
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 0.7% of West Hammond households have no vehicle (New Mexico 5.6%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of West Hammond’s commuters take a bus or train.
How West Hammond ranks: 4,014th of 5,102 U.S. towns of 1,600 to 3,000
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenilworth IL | 2,437 | $250K | 2.1% | 4.0% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Chevy Chase Village MD | 1,978 | $250K | 1.2% | 2.6% | 3% | A+ |
| 3 | Belle Meade TN | 2,621 | $250K | 1.4% | 0.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 704 | Picacho Hills NM | 2,002 | $121K | 5.6% | 1.7% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 887 | Tres Arroyos NM | 1,926 | $88K | 2.2% | 5.1% | 2% | A− |
| … | |||||||
| 1,162 | Mesilla NM | 1,818 | $75K | 4.5% | 6.8% | 4% | B+ |
| … | |||||||
| 4,012 | Versailles MO | 2,713 | $34K | 20.4% | 2.9% | 32% | C− |
| 4,013 | Santa Rosa NM | 2,802 | $49K | 23.2% | 2.4% | 46% | C− |
| 4,014 | West Hammond NM | 2,236 | $49K | 11.7% | 8.5% | 1% | C− |
| 4,015 | Palmview South TX | 1,819 | $29K | 42.7% | 15.0% | <1% | C− |
| 4,016 | Mount Olive IL | 1,936 | $56K | 17.8% | 7.9% | 7% | C− |
| … | |||||||
| 5,102 | Lame Deer MT | 1,872 | $24K | 55.8% | 42.2% | 60% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of West Hammond, the top three, the last and three more from New Mexico.
17% of West Hammond works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Bloomfield (10%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | West Hammond workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hammond | – | C− | C+ | 29 min | $48,929 |
| Lee Acres | 7% | D− | C | 20 min | $44,583 |
| Bloomfield | 10% | D | A− | 19 min | $48,472 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of West Hammond’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 West Hammond: questions
What is the median household income in West Hammond?
$48,929 (±$20,532) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in West Hammond?
11.7%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from West Hammond?
29 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 13% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in West Hammond work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Farmington (42%, 9 mi), Bloomfield (10%, 6 mi), Lee Acres (7%, 2 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Is West Hammond walkable?
West Hammond is more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns (Walkability C+): an EPA walkability index of 3.6 out of 20, and 6% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around West Hammond without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. 0% of residents live within a quarter mile of a stop.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from West Hammond, from the people who make the trip.
More of West Hammond
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. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.