Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0Most of Cuyamungue commutes out: there are 0.1 jobs for every working resident
A typical one-way commute lasts 25 minutes; New Mexico averages 24, the U.S. 26. There are 18 jobs in Cuyamungue, against 205 working residents. Hardly any work in Cuyamungue; the top destination outside it is Santa Fe (32%, 14 miles).
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2023, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
Work in Cuyamungue: the figures worth knowing
Cuyamungue is a place people come home to
There are 18 jobs based in Cuyamungue, about one for every ten working residents, so almost everyone works somewhere else. On a workday Cuyamungue has about 320 people in it, 37% fewer than live here. Day and night ↓
One in three of Cuyamungue works in Santa Fe
66 working residents, 32%, have their main job in Santa Fe, 14 miles away. That’s far more as work in Cuyamungue itself. The commute map ↓
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 205 working residents, small shifts move the shares.
The daily flow of workers through Cuyamungue
On a workday 204 residents head out to work, 1 work right here, and 17 people come in from elsewhere.
About 320 people are in Cuyamungue on a workday afternoon, 37% 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 Cuyamungue’s working residents head each day
Where Cuyamungue clocks in
32% of workers
17% of workers
10% 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.
Cuyamungue works in goods: 33% of its jobs
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Cuyamungue, 2013 → 2023: 22 → 18. 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 Cuyamungue’s own residents hold wherever they work.
Commuting from Cuyamungue: about 25 minutes a trip
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Cuyamungue workers work from home, vs 12% across New Mexico. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 193 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.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
How many miles Cuyamungue commutes
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.
Cuyamungue and its neighbors
The biggest share goes to Cuyamungue Grant (1%).
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Cuyamungue workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuyamungue | – | — | — | 25 min | $76,458 |
| Cuyamungue Grant | 1% | — | — | 24 min | — |
Same-state neighbors only. Cuyamungue Grant: fewer than 1,000 residents, not graded. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Cuyamungue’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 Cuyamungue: questions
What is the median household income in Cuyamungue?
$76,458 (±$36,030) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $64,059 across New Mexico and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Cuyamungue?
11.6%, against 17.8% across New Mexico and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Cuyamungue?
25 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 Cuyamungue work?
<1% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Santa Fe (32%, 14 mi), Los Alamos (17%, 16 mi), Albuquerque (10%, 64 mi) (Census LEHD 2023).
Can you get around Cuyamungue without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 4% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Cuyamungue, from the people who make the trip.
More of Cuyamungue
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.