Santa Fe Business Overview
Many types of businesses thrive on the creative soil of Santa Fe. The insights of painters, artisans, designers, writers, and chefs spice up the work of engineers, mathematicians, biologists, architects, and government employees.
The Santa Fe Business Incubator, considered one of the best of its kind in the nation, assists new businesses with all aspects of start-up.
Labor Snapshot
- Labor force size: 79,715 (4/06)
- Unemployment rate: 3.4% (4/06)
Major Santa Fe Employers
| Organization | Employs | Description |
|---|
| State of New Mexico | 7,643 | Government |
| Santa Fe School District | 1,850 | Education |
| US Federal Government | 1,750 | Government |
| City of Santa Fe | 1,459 | Government |
| St. Vincent's Hospital | 1,250 | Medical |
| Santa Fe Community College | 717 | Education |
| Presbyterian Medical Services | 531 | Medical |
| County of Santa Fe | 490 | Government |
| Cities of Gold Casino | 470 | Gaming |
| Camel Rock Casino | 425 | Gaming |
| Thornburg Companies | 150 | Financial |
| Santa Fe Natural Tobacco | 125 | Manufacturing |
Transportation
- The Santa Fe Municipal Airport (505-955-2908) serves commercial airlines, corporate jets, and small private planes. The Santa Fe Airport will begin offering daily non-stop flights to Dallas-Fort Worth, Salt Lake City and LA in mid December 2007. The Albuquerque International Sunport (505-842-4366) is located about an hour south of Santa Fe on Interstate 25. Sandia Shuttle Service (505-474-5696) provides transportation between both airports and Santa Fe.
- Greyhound Lines (505-471-0008) has routes around the country.
- Amtrak's Southwest Chief (800-872-7245) provides service through historic Lamy, 20 miles east of Santa Fe.
- Average Commute Time*: 21.1 minutes
- Santa Fe is number one in the nation for telecommuters, with 4.9% of the population of workers telecommuting.
- Development Project -To attract businesses that rely on high-speed technology, Santa Fe is constructing a 'Santa Fe Light Trail' system of digital microwave and fiber facilities; it will be a hybrid network available to the business community as well as educational facilities and local and state government agencies. See Santa Fe Railyard map.
Utilities
- Gas and electric service is provided by the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM), a publicly owned utility regulated by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission.
- Water, sewer and soild waste services are provided by the City of Santa Fe.
- Fiber services provided by Qwest and Comcast
- Other telecommunication services provided by Qwest and major mobile vendors - Verizon, Cricket, Qwest, AllTel etc.
