Work and Jobs in La Luz, New Mexico (NM) Detailed Stats
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The most common industries in La Luz are: Public administration (14.2% of civilian employees), Educational services (10.1% of civilian employees), Health care (9.7% of civilian employees). 98.9% of workers work in Otero County and 12.1% of all workers work at home. 49.4% of workers are employees of private companies, which is 15.7% less than the rate of 57.1% across the entire state of New Mexico.
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of La Luz, New Mexico was 1,615 / 1,885
Whole page based on the data from 2000 / 2022 when the population of La Luz, New Mexico was 1,615 / 1,885
Most common industries
Most common industries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Industry | All | Males | Females |
| Public administration | 14.2% (88) | 18.1% (61) | 9.5% (27) |
| Educational services | 10.1% (63) | 5.3% (18) | 15.8% (45) |
| Health care | 9.7% (60) | 3.6% (12) | 16.9% (48) |
| Department and other general merchandise stores | 8.9% (55) | 4.2% (14) | 14.4% (41) |
| Construction | 6.1% (38) | 9.5% (32) | 2.1% (6) |
| Accommodation and food services | 5.3% (33) | 4.2% (14) | 6.7% (19) |
| Finance and insurance | 4.5% (28) | 2.1% (7) | 7.4% (21) |
| Social assistance | 4.2% (26) | 0.0% (0) | 9.2% (26) |
| Food and beverage stores | 3.9% (24) | 7.1% (24) | 0.0% (0) |
| Truck transportation | 3.5% (22) | 4.2% (14) | 2.8% (8) |
| Repair and maintenance | 3.4% (21) | 6.2% (21) | 0.0% (0) |
| Personal and laundry services | 3.1% (19) | 1.8% (6) | 4.6% (13) |
| Broadcasting and telecommunications | 2.6% (16) | 4.7% (16) | 0.0% (0) |
| Administrative and support and waste management services | 2.4% (15) | 4.5% (15) | 0.0% (0) |
| Transportation equipment | 2.1% (13) | 2.1% (7) | 2.1% (6) |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 1.8% (11) | 2.1% (7) | 1.4% (4) |
| Motor vehicle and parts dealers | 1.4% (9) | 2.7% (9) | 0.0% (0) |
| Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers | 1.3% (8) | 2.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Computer and electronic products | 1.3% (8) | 2.4% (8) | 0.0% (0) |
| Health and personal care, except drug, stores | 1.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) | 2.5% (7) |
| Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores | 1.1% (7) | 2.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores | 1.1% (7) | 2.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations | 1.1% (7) | 2.1% (7) | 0.0% (0) |
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting | 1.0% (6) | 1.8% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Utilities | 1.0% (6) | 1.8% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 1.0% (6) | 1.8% (6) | 0.0% (0) |
| Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers | 0.8% (5) | 1.5% (5) | 0.0% (0) |
| Arts, entertainment, and recreation | 0.8% (5) | 0.0% (0) | 1.8% (5) |
| Nonmetallic mineral products | 0.6% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (4) |
| Food | 0.6% (4) | 0.0% (0) | 1.4% (4) |
Unemployment in La Luz
- Unemployment by race in 2022
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 5.1%Males
- 2.2%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 39.2%Females
- Unemployment rate for two or more race residents
- 51.8%Males
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 54.4%Males
- 22.7%Females
- Unemployment by race in 2000
- Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic residents
- 5.4%Females
- Unemployment rate for other race residents
- 23.1%Males
- 20.0%Females
- Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino residents
- 20.5%Males
- 15.4%Females
Time leaving home to go to work
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m.:
| La Luz: | 4.0% (30) |
| New Mexico: | 4.6% (38,210) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m.:
| La Luz: | 7.8% (59) |
| New Mexico: | 5.1% (41,811) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m.:
| La Luz: | 7.7% (58) |
| New Mexico: | 9.1% (74,992) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m.:
| La Luz: | 3.9% (29) |
| New Mexico: | 9.9% (81,934) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m.:
| La Luz: | 24.8% (186) |
| New Mexico: | 15.6% (129,058) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m.:
| La Luz: | 18.3% (138) |
| New Mexico: | 14.8% (121,786) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m.:
| La Luz: | 0.7% (5) |
| New Mexico: | 10.8% (89,083) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m.:
| La Luz: | 5.6% (42) |
| New Mexico: | 4.7% (39,064) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m.:
| La Luz: | 12.0% (91) |
| New Mexico: | 5.6% (46,001) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m.:
| La Luz: | 3.9% (29) |
| New Mexico: | 3.3% (26,972) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m.:
| La Luz: | 6.1% (46) |
| New Mexico: | 5.3% (43,945) |
<5am:
| La Luz: | 5.9% (37) |
| New Mexico: | 2.8% (20,931) |
5:30am:
| La Luz: | 3.0% (19) |
| New Mexico: | 2.4% (18,406) |
6am:
| La Luz: | 5.6% (35) |
| New Mexico: | 3.7% (28,342) |
6:30am:
| La Luz: | 6.7% (42) |
| New Mexico: | 7.4% (56,047) |
7am:
| La Luz: | 10.2% (64) |
| New Mexico: | 10.5% (79,915) |
7:30am:
| La Luz: | 11.6% (73) |
| New Mexico: | 15.0% (113,891) |
8am:
| La Luz: | 20.6% (130) |
| New Mexico: | 18.4% (139,438) |
8:30am:
| La Luz: | 10.2% (64) |
| New Mexico: | 10.3% (78,335) |
9am:
| La Luz: | 5.2% (33) |
| New Mexico: | 4.5% (33,927) |
10am:
| La Luz: | 2.4% (15) |
| New Mexico: | 5.4% (40,980) |
11am:
| La Luz: | 4.6% (29) |
| New Mexico: | 2.3% (17,825) |
4pm:
| La Luz: | 4.3% (27) |
| New Mexico: | 5.7% (43,093) |
>4pm:
| La Luz: | 8.4% (53) |
| New Mexico: | 6.2% (47,115) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Males:
| La Luz: | 2.4% (10) |
| New Mexico: | 5.7% (25,356) |
5:30 a.m. to 5:59 a.m. - Males:
| La Luz: | 10.2% (45) |
| New Mexico: | 6.2% (27,894) |
6:00 a.m. to 6:29 a.m. - Males:
| La Luz: | 12.9% (56) |
| New Mexico: | 10.8% (48,334) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Males:
| La Luz: | 4.9% (21) |
| New Mexico: | 11.1% (49,662) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Males:
| La Luz: | 15.9% (70) |
| New Mexico: | 14.3% (64,129) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Males:
| La Luz: | 7.7% (34) |
| New Mexico: | 12.1% (54,167) |
8:00 a.m. to 8:29 a.m. - Males:
| La Luz: | 1.5% (6) |
| New Mexico: | 10.6% (47,522) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Males:
| La Luz: | 23.3% (102) |
| New Mexico: | 4.4% (19,843) |
10:00 a.m. to 10:59 a.m. - Males:
| La Luz: | 5.7% (25) |
| New Mexico: | 3.3% (14,683) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Males:
| La Luz: | 2.6% (12) |
| New Mexico: | 5.8% (26,034) |
12:00 a.m. to 4:59 a.m. - Females:
| La Luz: | 3.1% (10) |
| New Mexico: | 3.4% (12,854) |
6:30 a.m. to 6:59 a.m. - Females:
| La Luz: | 2.5% (8) |
| New Mexico: | 8.5% (32,272) |
7:00 a.m. to 7:29 a.m. - Females:
| La Luz: | 38.4% (121) |
| New Mexico: | 17.2% (64,929) |
7:30 a.m. to 7:59 a.m. - Females:
| La Luz: | 34.4% (108) |
| New Mexico: | 17.9% (67,619) |
8:30 a.m. to 8:59 a.m. - Females:
| La Luz: | 15.5% (49) |
| New Mexico: | 5.9% (22,363) |
9:00 a.m. to 9:59 a.m. - Females:
| La Luz: | 4.4% (14) |
| New Mexico: | 6.9% (26,158) |
4:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. - Females:
| La Luz: | 10.4% (33) |
| New Mexico: | 4.7% (17,911) |
Travel time to work
Percentage of workers working in this county: 98.9%
Number of people working at home: 98 (12.1% of all workers)
Number of people working at home: 98 (12.1% of all workers)
Less than 5 minutes:
| La Luz: | 2.1% (13) |
| New Mexico: | 4.6% (34,755) |
5 to 9 minutes:
| La Luz: | 6.7% (42) |
| New Mexico: | 13.9% (105,613) |
10 to 14 minutes:
| La Luz: | 14.9% (94) |
| New Mexico: | 16.9% (128,524) |
15 to 19 minutes:
| La Luz: | 30.0% (189) |
| New Mexico: | 16.8% (127,292) |
20 to 24 minutes:
| La Luz: | 17.3% (109) |
| New Mexico: | 13.9% (105,552) |
25 to 29 minutes:
| La Luz: | 4.9% (31) |
| New Mexico: | 4.6% (35,179) |
30 to 34 minutes:
| La Luz: | 10.3% (65) |
| New Mexico: | 10.9% (83,054) |
45 to 59 minutes:
| La Luz: | 8.7% (55) |
| New Mexico: | 5.1% (38,963) |
60 to 89 minutes:
| La Luz: | 1.1% (7) |
| New Mexico: | 3.2% (24,038) |
90 or more minutes:
| La Luz: | 2.5% (16) |
| New Mexico: | 2.0% (15,506) |
Means of transportation to work
Drove car alone:
| La Luz: | 80.0% (504) |
| New Mexico: | 75.8% (575,187) |
Carpooled:
| La Luz: | 17.6% (111) |
| New Mexico: | 14.8% (112,489) |
Walked:
| La Luz: | 1.0% (6) |
| New Mexico: | 2.8% (21,435) |
Private vehicle occupancy
Drove alone:
| La Luz: | 97.7% (538) |
| New Mexico: | 87.9% (687,338) |
In 2 person carpool:
| La Luz: | 1.8% (10) |
| New Mexico: | 8.7% (68,297) |
Drove alone:
| La Luz: | 82.0% (504) |
| New Mexico: | 83.6% (575,187) |
In 2 person carpool:
| La Luz: | 15.8% (97) |
| New Mexico: | 12.3% (84,314) |
In 3 person carpool:
| La Luz: | 2.3% (14) |
| New Mexico: | 2.5% (17,109) |
Class of workers
Employee of private company:
| La Luz: | 49.4% (415) |
| New Mexico: | 57.1% (535,323) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| La Luz: | 1.0% (8) |
| New Mexico: | 3.2% (30,246) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| La Luz: | 22.3% (187) |
| New Mexico: | 8.2% (77,259) |
Local government workers:
| La Luz: | 6.5% (55) |
| New Mexico: | 9.1% (85,345) |
State government workers:
| La Luz: | 7.4% (62) |
| New Mexico: | 7.1% (66,149) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| La Luz: | 13.4% (113) |
| New Mexico: | 7.3% (68,193) |
Employee of private company:
| La Luz: | 58.3% (362) |
| New Mexico: | 58.3% (444,948) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business:
| La Luz: | 1.9% (12) |
| New Mexico: | 3.4% (25,839) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers:
| La Luz: | 6.8% (42) |
| New Mexico: | 6.8% (51,679) |
Local government workers:
| La Luz: | 7.4% (46) |
| New Mexico: | 7.6% (58,106) |
State government workers:
| La Luz: | 8.2% (51) |
| New Mexico: | 8.5% (64,737) |
Federal government workers:
| La Luz: | 11.1% (69) |
| New Mexico: | 6.6% (50,346) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business:
| La Luz: | 6.3% (39) |
| New Mexico: | 8.4% (64,108) |
Employee of private company - Males:
| La Luz: | 51.7% (253) |
| New Mexico: | 60.1% (293,772) |
Self-employed in own incorporated business - Males:
| La Luz: | 1.7% (8) |
| New Mexico: | 4.0% (19,526) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Males:
| La Luz: | 14.0% (68) |
| New Mexico: | 5.4% (26,442) |
Local government workers - Males:
| La Luz: | 4.1% (20) |
| New Mexico: | 7.5% (36,775) |
State government workers - Males:
| La Luz: | 7.8% (38) |
| New Mexico: | 5.6% (27,614) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Males:
| La Luz: | 20.7% (101) |
| New Mexico: | 7.9% (38,542) |
Employee of private company - Females:
| La Luz: | 46.1% (162) |
| New Mexico: | 53.9% (241,551) |
Private not-for-profit wage and salary workers - Females:
| La Luz: | 33.8% (119) |
| New Mexico: | 11.3% (50,817) |
Local government workers - Females:
| La Luz: | 9.9% (35) |
| New Mexico: | 10.8% (48,570) |
State government workers - Females:
| La Luz: | 6.9% (24) |
| New Mexico: | 8.6% (38,535) |
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business - Females:
| La Luz: | 3.3% (12) |
| New Mexico: | 6.6% (29,651) |