Photo: AllenS · Public domainAbout half of Williamsburg’s working residents commute to Truth or Consequences
Working residents average 14 minutes each way (New Mexico 24, U.S. 26). Only 0% work in Williamsburg; the top destination outside it is Truth or Consequences (50%, 8 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Williamsburg quiets down on a workday
On a workday 159 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 5 people come in from elsewhere.
About 300 people are in Williamsburg on a workday afternoon, 34% fewer than live here.
0.03 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.
50% of working residents work in Truth or Consequences
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Williamsburg clocks in
50% of workers
8% of workers
6% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Mostly services: health care, schools and offices
5 jobs are based in Williamsburg. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Williamsburg’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Williamsburg, 2013 → 2023: 1 → 5. 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.
About 14 minutes each way, quicker than most of New Mexico
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 4.6 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Williamsburg workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 128 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.
Half of Williamsburg commutes less than 4 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
About 36% 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.
50% of Williamsburg works in a bordering town
The biggest share goes to Truth or Consequences (50%). Darker towns draw more of Williamsburg’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Williamsburg workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamsburg | – | — | — | 14 min | $29,250 |
| Truth or Consequences | 50% | C− | B+ | 12 min | $33,788 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, 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 Williamsburg: questions
What is the median household income in Williamsburg?
$29,250 (±$17,544) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Williamsburg?
12.9%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Williamsburg?
14 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 4% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Williamsburg work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Truth or Consequences (50%, 8 mi), Albuquerque (8%, 142 mi), Las Cruces (6%, 62 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Williamsburg without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 16% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Williamsburg, from the people who make the trip.
More of Williamsburg
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.