More than half of Cañada de los Alamos’ working residents commute to Santa Fe
24% of workers work from home, where New Mexico as a whole has 12%. Hardly any work in Cañada de los Alamos itself; outside it, Santa Fe draws the most (55%, 8 miles). Cañada de los Alamos has 40 jobs, against 176 working residents.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The daily flow of workers through Cañada de los Alamos
On a workday 175 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 39 people come in from elsewhere.
About 180 people are in Cañada de los Alamos on a workday afternoon, 43% fewer than live here.
0.23 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.
The towns that employ Cañada de los Alamos’ residents
Where Cañada de los Alamos clocks in
55% of workers
14% of workers
4% 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.
Factories, building and farms: 85% of the jobs in Cañada de los Alamos
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cañada de los Alamos, 2013 → 2023: 18 → 40. 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 Cañada de los Alamos’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Working from home in Cañada de los Alamos
of Cañada de los Alamos workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 41 commuters (the 24% 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.
Miles to work from Cañada de los Alamos
About 19% 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.
Cañada de los Alamos and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Cañoncito (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cañada de los Alamos workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cañada de los Alamos | – | — | — | — | $83,294 |
| Santa Fe Foothills | 1% | — | — | 36 min | — |
| Cañoncito | 2% | C+ | C | 30 min | $78,220 |
Same-state neighbors only. Santa Fe Foothills: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cañada de los Alamos’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 Cañada de los Alamos: questions
What is the median household income in Cañada de los Alamos?
$83,294 (±$42,746) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cañada de los Alamos?
17.5%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
Where do people who live in Cañada de los Alamos work?
1% work in town.
Can you get around Cañada de los Alamos without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 7% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cañada de los Alamos, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cañada de los Alamos
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.