Alamo at work: jobs, income and the commute
For 74% of workers, the job is at home; New Mexico has 12%. Hardly any work in Alamo; the top destination outside it is Lemitar (20%, 39 miles). The Census job records count 256 working residents of Alamo and no jobs based in it.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
What sets Alamo apart on work
A lot of Alamo works from home
74% of Alamo workers work from home, against 12% across New Mexico. Time on the road ↓
A big share show a job far from home
60% of working residents have a main job more than 50 miles away. Part of that is employers that report every worker at one head office, so not all of those trips happen daily. How far ↓
Alamo is a place people come home to
There are 0 jobs based in Alamo, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Alamo has about 0 people in it, 100% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
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 256 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
Working from home in Alamo
of Alamo workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 19 commuters (the 74% 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.
Short hops and long hauls from Alamo
About 60% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
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.
Alamo quiets down on a workday
On a workday 256 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 0 people come in from elsewhere.
About 0 people are in Alamo on a workday afternoon, 100% fewer than live here.
0.00 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.
Where people from Alamo work
Where Alamo clocks in
14% 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.
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 Alamo: questions
What is the poverty rate in Alamo?
1.2%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Alamo work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Lemitar (20%, 39 mi), Albuquerque (14%, 68 mi), Socorro (11%, 43 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Alamo without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 0% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Alamo, from the people who make the trip.
More of Alamo
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.