For more than half of its working residents, Williams Acres is a commute to Gallup
21% of workers work from home; New Mexico has 12%. Hardly any work in Williams Acres itself; outside it, Gallup draws the most (58%, 7 miles). Employers in Williams Acres report 30 jobs, against 138 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Who works in Williams Acres, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 137 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 29 people come in from elsewhere.
About 540 people are in Williams Acres on a workday afternoon, 17% fewer than live here.
0.22 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 the trip to work from Williams Acres ends
Where Williams Acres clocks in
58% 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.
In Williams Acres, 30% of jobs are in factories, building or farming
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Williams Acres, 2013 → 2023: 24 → 30. 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 Williams Acres’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Williams Acres
of Williams Acres workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 87 commuters (the 21% 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 Williams Acres works
About 18% 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.
Work in the towns next to Williams Acres
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Williams Acres workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Acres | – | — | — | — | $40,539 |
| Purty Rock | under 2% | — | — | — | — |
| Crestview | under 2% | — | — | 14 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Purty Rock and Crestview: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Williams Acres’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 Williams Acres: questions
What is the median household income in Williams Acres?
$40,539 (±$38,854) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Williams Acres?
52.7%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Williams Acres work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Williams Acres 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 Williams Acres, from the people who make the trip.
More of Williams Acres
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.