Work and commuting in Casa Colorada
The average commute takes 33 minutes each way, where New Mexico has 24 and the U.S. 26. Only 2% work in Casa Colorada; the top destination outside it is Albuquerque (38%, 39 miles). Casa Colorada has 100 jobs, and 104 of its residents work somewhere.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
How a workday changes Casa Colorada
On a workday 102 residents head out to work, 2 work right here, and 98 people come in from elsewhere.
About as many people by day as by night: the people who leave are replaced by the people who come in.
About as many jobs as working residents (0.96 per resident).
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 Casa Colorada’s residents
Where Casa Colorada clocks in
38% of workers
5% 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.
65% of the jobs in Casa Colorada pay over $3,333 a month
100 jobs are based in Casa Colorada.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Casa Colorada, 2013 → 2023: 2 → 100. 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 Casa Colorada’s own residents hold wherever they work.
A commute of about 33 minutes in Casa Colorada
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 10.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Casa Colorada workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 181 commuters (the 7% 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.
The commute from Casa Colorada, by distance
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.
Casa Colorada and its neighbors
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Casa Colorada workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Colorada | – | — | — | 33 min | $47,310 |
| Madrone | under 2% | — | — | 58 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Madrone: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Casa Colorada’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 Casa Colorada: questions
What is the median household income in Casa Colorada?
$47,310 (±$28,300) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Casa Colorada?
0.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Casa Colorada?
33 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 7% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Casa Colorada work?
2% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (38%, 39 mi), Belen (15%, 15 mi), Santa Fe (5%, 88 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Casa Colorada 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 Casa Colorada, from the people who make the trip.
More of Casa Colorada
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.