Photo: AzaniahT · CC BY-SA 3.0For about half of its working residents, Adelino is a commute to Albuquerque
3% of workers work from home (New Mexico 12%). Hardly any work in Adelino itself; outside it, Albuquerque draws the most (47%, 28 miles). Working residents average 33 minutes each way, where New Mexico has 24 and the U.S. 26.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What stands out about work in Adelino
Nearly half of Adelino works in Albuquerque
107 working residents, 47%, have their main job in Albuquerque, 28 miles away. That’s far more as work in Adelino itself. The commute map ↓
Adelino is a place people come home to
There are 22 jobs based in Adelino, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Adelino has about 480 people in it, 30% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Adelino workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 33 minutes each way, against 24 across New Mexico. Over a year that’s about 253 hours of commuting, 69 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey; with 229 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Out of Adelino to work: where people go
Where Adelino clocks in
47% of workers
11% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Who commutes out of Adelino, and who commutes in
On a workday 228 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 21 people come in from elsewhere.
About 480 people are in Adelino on a workday afternoon, 30% fewer than live here.
0.10 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2023, primary jobs.
About 33 minutes each way, longer than most of New Mexico
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Adelino workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 317 commuters (the 3% who work from home are left out). Across New Mexico: 84% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Goods jobs make up 32% of work in Adelino
22 jobs are based in Adelino.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Adelino, 2013 → 2023: 125 → 22. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2023.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Adelino’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Adelino’s commute, mile by mile
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
The towns around Adelino
The biggest share goes to Tome (1%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Adelino workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelino | – | — | — | 33 min | $110,391 |
| Tome | 1% | C+ | D | 22 min | $85,448 |
| Los Chaves | 1% | B− | D | 27 min | $79,662 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Adelino’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2023, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Adelino: questions
What is the median household income in Adelino?
$110,391 (±$100,542) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Adelino?
15.3%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Adelino?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 3% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Adelino work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (47%, 28 mi), Los Lunas (11%, 7 mi), Belen (10%, 6 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Adelino without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Adelino, from the people who make the trip.
More of Adelino
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2023, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer.