With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Cedar Hill works elsewhere
Hardly any work in Cedar Hill; the top destination outside it is Farmington (30%, 21 miles). Employers in Cedar Hill report 66 jobs for 468 working residents. Home is the office for 24% of workers, next to 12% for New Mexico as a whole.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The commute and the jobs: Cedar Hill in brief
Cedar Hill is a place people come home to
There are 66 jobs based in Cedar Hill, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cedar Hill has about 500 people in it, 45% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
Cedar Hill and Farmington trade workers both ways
Farmington is the top workplace for Cedar Hill residents (30%) and also where the most people who work in Cedar Hill come from (11% of its jobs). The commute map ↓
A lot of Cedar Hill works from home
24% of Cedar Hill workers work from home, against 12% across New Mexico. 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 468 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
A workday in Cedar Hill: who goes, who stays, who comes
On a workday 467 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 65 people come in from elsewhere.
About 500 people are in Cedar Hill on a workday afternoon, 45% fewer than live here.
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 places Cedar Hill commutes to
Where Cedar Hill clocks in
30% of workers
12% 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.
Cedar Hill’s commute takes about 26 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.3 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cedar Hill workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 303 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.
A place that makes things: 59% of Cedar Hill’s jobs are in goods
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cedar Hill, 2013 → 2023: 131 → 66. 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 Cedar Hill’s own residents hold wherever they work.
The commute from Cedar Hill, by distance
About 17% 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.
How Cedar Hill compares with the towns next door
The biggest share goes to Center Point (2%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cedar Hill workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Hill | – | — | — | 26 min | $82,050 |
| Center Point | 2% | D | D− | 31 min | $51,358 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cedar Hill’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 Cedar Hill: questions
What is the median household income in Cedar Hill?
$82,050 (±$39,321) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cedar Hill?
12.1%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cedar Hill?
26 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 24% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cedar Hill work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Farmington (30%, 21 mi), Durango (12%, 22 mi), Aztec (11%, 10 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cedar Hill 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 Cedar Hill, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cedar Hill
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.