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Jobs & commute in Winston

Winston has fewer jobs than working residents: 0.5 for each

Employers in Winston report 8 jobs, against 17 working residents. Hardly any work in Winston itself; outside it, Truth or Consequences draws the most (29%, 23 miles).

Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made

8 jobs based here
Work in town
0%
0 of 17 working residents
Day and night

Who leaves, who stays, who comes in

On a workday 17 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 8 people come in from elsewhere.

17live here, work elsewhere
0live and work here
8work here, live elsewhere
Job hub or commuter town?
0.47jobs per workerCommuter townJob hub

Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.

The commute map

Where people from Winston work

Taylor: 1 residents work here (6%)Santa Clara: 1 residents work here (6%)Hatch: 1 residents work here (6%)Silver City: 1 residents work here (6%)DemingAlamogordoLos Lunas: 1 residents work here (6%)Truth or Consequences: 5 residents work here (29%)Albuquerque: 2 residents work here (12%)Las Cruces: 2 residents work here (12%)WinstonRodeyOasisNorth Valley: 1 residents work here (6%)Truth or ConsequencesAlbuquerqueLas CrucesTaylorSanta ClaraHatchWinston
1
Truth or Consequences22.8 mi away
29%5
2
Albuquerque134.3 mi away
12%2
3
Las Cruces86.3 mi away
12%2
4
Taylor, AZ159.6 mi away
6%1
5
Santa Clara48.7 mi away
6%1
6
Hatch54.4 mi away
6%1
7
Silver City53.2 mi away
6%1
8
Los Lunas111.8 mi away
6%1
9
North Valley139.2 mi away
6%1
Everywhere elseother towns and states
12%2
The top trips

Where Winston clocks in

29% of workers
22.8 mi awayTruth or Consequences5 Winston residents work here · Jobs & commute →
12% of workers
134.3 mi awayAlbuquerque2 Winston residents work here · Jobs & commute →
12% of workers
86.3 mi awayLas Cruces2 Winston residents work here · Jobs & commute →

Lines 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.

The jobs

In Winston, 50% of jobs are in factories, building or farming

Jobs based in WinstonJobs Winston residents hold

What kind of work

Goods: factories, building, farms50%12%
Trade, transport & utilities50%24%
Services: health, schools, offices0%65%

What it pays

$1,250 a month or less13%12%
$1,251–$3,333 a month75%35%
Over $3,333 a month13%53%

Who does it

29 or younger25%24%
30 to 5463%29%
55 and older13%47%
+60%

Jobs based in Winston, 2013 → 2023: 5 → 8. 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 Winston’s own residents hold wherever they work.

How far

Miles to work from Winston

10 mi25 mi50 mi80 miTruth or Consequences: 29% · 22.8 miAlbuquerque: 12% · 134.3 miLas Cruces: 12% · 86.3 miTaylor: 6% · 159.6 miSanta Clara: 6% · 48.7 miHatch: 6% · 54.4 miSilver City: 6% · 53.2 miLos Lunas: 6% · 111.8 miNorth Valley: 6% · 139.2 miAlbuquerque 12%Las Cruces 12%Taylor 6%Santa Clara 6%Winston
WinstonTop destinations (size = commuters)
0%Under 10 mi0 residents
6%10–24 mi1 residents
41%25–50 mi7 residents
53%Over 50 mi9 residents

About 53% 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.

How to read these numbers

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.

How these figures and grades are made →

Jobs and commuting in Winston: questions

Where do people who live in Winston work?

0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Truth or Consequences (29%, 23 mi), Albuquerque (12%, 134 mi), Las Cruces (12%, 86 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).

Commuter talk

Getting to work from Winston, from the people who make the trip.

Town Square →
Ask neighbors
Beyond the commute

More of Winston

Winston home →
HandbookGetting around WinstonRoads, buses, parking and the basics
shortest commutes
RankingsTop towns in NMShortest commutes, work from home & more

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.