Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0Work means Albuquerque for more than half of Cedro’s working residents
A typical one-way commute from Cedro lasts 31 minutes (New Mexico 24, U.S. 26). 32% of workers work from home (New Mexico 12%). Hardly any stay in Cedro for work; outside it, Albuquerque is the main destination (62%, 18 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Cedro by day and by night
On a workday 129 residents head out to work, 0 work right here, and 24 people come in from elsewhere.
About 270 people are in Cedro on a workday afternoon, 28% fewer than live here.
0.19 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.
Commuting out of Cedro: the destinations
Where Cedro clocks in
62% of workers
9% of workers
3% 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.
Making and building: 46% of jobs based in Cedro
24 jobs are based in Cedro.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cedro, 2013 → 2023: 6 → 24. 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 Cedro’s own residents hold wherever they work.
About 31 minutes to work from Cedro
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 9.8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cedro workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 141 commuters (the 33% 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.
Where in the region Cedro works
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.
Next door to Cedro
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cedro workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedro | – | — | — | 31 min | $121,766 |
| Ponderosa Pine | under 2% | C | D− | 32 min | $87,361 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cedro’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 Cedro: questions
What is the median household income in Cedro?
$121,766 (±$44,060) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cedro?
3.8%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cedro?
31 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 32% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cedro work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (62%, 18 mi), Kirtland AFB (9%, 12 mi), Santa Fe (3%, 49 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cedro 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 Cedro, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cedro
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.