Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pat Smith · Public domainMost of Cochiti Lake commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
Hardly any stay in Cochiti Lake for work; outside it, Albuquerque is the main destination (25%, 41 miles). 12 jobs are based in Cochiti Lake for 165 working residents. The trip to work takes 35 minutes on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
In and out of Cochiti Lake on a workday
On a workday 165 residents head out to work, none work right here, and 12 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Cochiti Lake on a workday afternoon, 32% 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.
Where Cochiti Lake’s working residents head each day
Where Cochiti Lake clocks in
25% of workers
23% of workers
12% 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.
Mostly health care, schools and offices in Cochiti Lake
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cochiti Lake, 2013 → 2023: 41 → 12. 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 Cochiti Lake’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Time on the road from Cochiti Lake: about 35 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 11.2 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cochiti Lake workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 122 commuters (the 25% 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 Cochiti Lake, by distance
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.
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 Cochiti Lake: questions
What is the median household income in Cochiti Lake?
$57,375 (±$9,637) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cochiti Lake?
11.1%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cochiti Lake?
35 minutes each way on average, against 24 across New Mexico and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Cochiti Lake work?
0% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Albuquerque (25%, 41 mi), Santa Fe (23%, 20 mi), Bernalillo (12%, 26 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cochiti Lake without a car?
3% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cochiti Lake, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cochiti Lake
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.