The majority of residents are employed locally and are in the tourism industry. The primary employer is Angel Fire Resort which offers summer and winter employment. Being a tourist destination brings thousands of visitors to this quiet town during the winter months. Summer, however, provides a more relaxed pace of vacationers simply enjoying the cool, fresh air and the wonderful smell of pine trees. Being a relatively young town, Angel Fire is not without its growing pains. There is an increasing number of people making Angel Fire their full-time residence. As a result the Village of Angel Fire has taken over the Village sewer and water system, They are working right now on expanding the system. There is a new community center which was completed during the Summer 98 (ask for directions - it's not on a main road). Several new office complexes have been built in the last 3 years.

The summer of 2007 will mark the 24th Season of Music from Angel Fire, the Festival that brings exquisite, world-class chamber music to the magnificent Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Northern New Mexico beginning Friday, August 17 and continuing through Monday, September 3. Residents and visitors alike have been dazzled season after season by the renowned international artists that perform an impressive array of works from the great Classical, Romantic, Baroque and Contemporary masters. The Festival will present 15 concerts this summer in the communities of Angel Fire, Taos, Las Vegas and Raton. This Season several New Mexico artists will join the Festival, including Guillermo Figueroa (Music Director/Conductor of the New Mexico Symphony Orchestra) and Marc Neikrug (Artistic Director of the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival).