Economy and Employment in Valle de Santiago

Complete economic analysis of Valle de Santiago, Guanajuato. The Economically Active Population is 67,924 people. The municipality has 4,763 economic establishments registered in the DENUE. Sources: Population Census 2020 (INEGI), DENUE and CONEVAL.

Employment and Economic Activity in Valle de Santiago

Employment data from the 2020 Population and Housing Census. In Valle de Santiago, 66,556 people are employed and 1,368 unemployed, with an unemployment rate of 2%. The economically inactive population totals 51,082 people.

Total EAP
67,924
M: 43,871 / F: 24,053
Employed Population
66,556
M: 42,759 / F: 23,797
Unemployment Rate
2%
1,368 unemployed people
Economically Inactive
51,082
M: 12,662 / F: 38,420

Health Coverage in Valle de Santiago

Social security coverage of the population of Valle de Santiago according to the 2020 Census. 117,911 people have health coverage (78.6% of the population), while 32,044 have no access (21.4%).

Institution Beneficiaries % of Population
With health coverage (total) 117,911 78.6%
IMSS 27,769 18.5%
ISSSTE 6,227 4.1%
ISSSTE (state) 524 0.3%
Pemex, Defense or Navy 273 0.2%
Seguro Popular / INSABI 81,285 54.2%
IMSS Bienestar 1,384 0.9%
Private insurance 663 0.4%
Other institution 284 0.2%
Without health coverage 32,044 21.4%

Companies by Economic Sector in Valle de Santiago

Distribution of the 4,763 economic establishments registered in the National Statistical Directory of Economic Units (DENUE) by INEGI, classified by economic activity sector (SCIAN). View full business directory.

Sector Establishments % 0-5 emp. 6-10 emp. 11-30 emp. 31+ emp.
Comercio al por menor 2,433 51.1% 2,304 79 37 13
Otros servicios excepto actividades gubernamentales 745 15.6% 717 23 5 0
Servicios de alojamiento y preparación de alimentos 560 11.8% 499 55 6 0
Industrias manufactureras 298 6.3% 268 22 7 1
Industrias manufactureras 127 2.7% 118 3 0 6
Servicios educativos 113 2.4% 40 29 35 9
Servicios profesionales, científicos y técnicos 99 2.1% 91 8 0 0
Servicios inmobiliarios 92 1.9% 87 3 2 0
Industrias manufactureras 81 1.7% 70 7 2 2
Actividades legislativas, gubernamentales 67 1.4% 32 17 10 8
Servicios financieros y de seguros 62 1.3% 43 8 10 1
Servicios de apoyo a los negocios 50 1% 45 3 1 1
Construcción 12 0.3% 4 0 3 5
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento 12 0.3% 3 1 1 7
Minería 10 0.2% 0 4 6 0
Transportes, correos y almacenamiento 2 0% 1 1 0 0

Evolution of the Number of Companies in Valle de Santiago

Evolution of the total economic establishments registered in the DENUE since 2015.

Period Total Establishments Change
2015 4,652 -
March 2017 451 -90.3%
March 2018 4,713 +945%
November 2018 4,712 -0%
April 2019 4,733 +0.4%
November 2019 4,202 -11.2%
April 2020 5,069 +20.6%
November 2020 5,098 +0.6%
May 2021 5,203 +2.1%
November 2021 5,244 +0.8%
May 2022 3,237 -38.3%
November 2022 4,357 +34.6%
November 2023 2,583 -40.7%
May 2024 4,119 +59.5%
November 2024 4,059 -1.5%

Poverty and Social Development in Valle de Santiago

Multidimensional poverty indicators for Valle de Santiago according to CONEVAL (2015). 57.4% of the population lives in poverty and 6.6% in extreme poverty.

Poverty
57.4%
75,402 people
Extreme Poverty
6.6%
8,673 people
Vulnerable by Deprivation
27.2%
35,679 people
Not Poor or Vulnerable
9.5%
12,427 people

Social Deprivation (CONEVAL 2015)

Deprivation % People
Educational lag 25.1% 33,006
Lack of access to health services 14.9% 19,549
Lack of access to social security 72.1% 94,692
Lack of housing quality and space 9.8% 12,921
Lack of access to basic housing services 20.4% 26,801
Lack of access to food 27% 35,528
Income below welfare line 63.4% 83,239
Income below minimum welfare line 25.4% 33,299

Poverty Evolution in Valle de Santiago

Year Poverty Extreme Poverty Vulnerable Not Poor Gini
2010 59.6% 9.3% 31.2% 6.1% 0
2015 57.4% 6.6% 27.2% 9.5% 0