Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0More than half of Cedar Crest’s working residents commute to Albuquerque
Working residents average 20 minutes each way (New Mexico 24, U.S. 26). Only 1% work in Cedar Crest; the top destination outside it is Albuquerque (62%, 15 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work and commuting in Cedar Crest, in brief
62% of working residents work in Albuquerque
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
Where Cedar Crest clocks in
62% of workers
12% of workers
4% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
Who leaves, who stays, who comes in
On a workday 331 residents head out to work, 5 work right here, and 295 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 (0.89 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.
What the 300 jobs in Cedar Crest are
300 jobs are based in Cedar Crest. Here is what they are, next to the jobs Cedar Crest’s own residents hold wherever they work.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cedar Crest, 2013 → 2023: 295 → 300. 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.
About 20 minutes each way, quicker than most of New Mexico
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 6.4 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cedar Crest workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 320 commuters (the 12% 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.
Half of Cedar Crest commutes less than 13 miles
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2023.
Cedar Crest and the towns next door
Darker towns draw more of Cedar Crest’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cedar Crest workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Crest | – | — | — | 20 min | — |
| Tijeras | under 2% | — | — | 32 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Tijeras: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
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 Cedar Crest: questions
What is the poverty rate in Cedar Crest?
10.0%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cedar Crest?
20 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 12% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cedar Crest work?
1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (62%, 15 mi), Kirtland AFB (12%, 11 mi), Rio Rancho (4%, 22 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cedar Crest without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 8% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cedar Crest, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cedar Crest
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.