Amazon opens 1-million-square-foot fulfillment center in Los Lunas

Amazon has opened a more-than-1-million-square-foot fulfillment center in Los Lunas, beginning operations in early January 2026 and immediately employing roughly 1,000 people with continued hiring underway. The facility, commonly referred to as ABQ2, sits in the Los Lunas/Los Morros business park and is intended to improve item availability and delivery speed across New Mexico and the Mountain West region.

Workers were already several weeks into operations by the first week of January, and local economic development staff report the new positions are drawing applicants from across the metro area. Village officials and Amazon representatives emphasize the facility’s scale and role in the regional logistics network as part of a broader industrial build-out in Los Lunas that also includes other large facilities and data center campuses.

For Valencia County residents, the immediate effects are clear: hundreds of new jobs and expanded demand for local services. A staff of roughly 1,000 adds payroll into the local economy, increases commuter flows, and generates secondary demand for housing, food service, retail and transportation. Because the center’s stated purpose is faster delivery across the Mountain West, residents can expect modestly shorter delivery windows for a range of goods, which may change shopping patterns for online versus local retailers.

Economically, the arrival of a major fulfillment center brings both opportunities and trade-offs. The center increases local employment and a taxable footprint, but it also raises near-term pressure on infrastructure and housing. Municipal planners will need to account for higher traffic volumes and public-service demands. Workforce development groups and schools may see demand for training programs tied to logistics, warehouse operations and supply-chain technology as hiring continues.

On the market side, the facility strengthens Los Lunas’ position in regional logistics. Being part of a cluster that includes data centers and other industrial projects can attract further investment, lifting commercial real estate values and expanding the local tax base. However, long-term labor dynamics depend on how automation and operational efficiencies evolve in logistics; initial hiring boosts could be tempered if future upgrades reduce labor intensity.

The center’s opening illustrates a wider trend toward decentralizing supply chains into regional hubs to cut delivery times. For Valencia County, that trend means more local job listings in logistics and a growing role in the Mountain West economy. Our two cents? If you’re job hunting, check for hiring events and training tied to warehouse skills; if you’re a homeowner or planner, prepare for increasing traffic and housing demand as the local economy adjusts.